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OATAWAY, Frederick Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12813 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Pompapiel, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 19 July 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Public Cemetery, Victoria Monumental area H1, Grave 26388 |
| Memorials: | Bridgewater Memorial Hall & Honour Roll, Calivil War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12813, 4th Divisional Train, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 12 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 12813, 4th Divisional Train, Embarked HT Borda at Melbourne | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 12813, 4th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to lumbago | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 12813, 14th Army Service Corps |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick James Oataway and Mary Agnes Oataway nee Gaskins of Pompapiel, via Dingee, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 aboard HT Czaritza then transhipped to HT Dunluce Castle on 7 April 1919 disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Frederick married Annie Lilian McNeill