OLDHAM, William

Service Number –   6377.

Rank –   Private.

Unit / Division –   28th  Battalion.

Enlistment Date –   31  August  1916.

Address on Enlistment –   Glen  Iris,  W. A.

Occupation on Enlistment –   Farmer.

Next of Kin on Enlistment –   Wife-    Alice  May  Oldham,  Glen  Iris,  W. A,  Father-  William  Oldham,  Mother-  Elizabeth  Oldham,  both  of  Bunbury,  W. A.

 

Religion –   Roman  Catholic.

Embarkation Details –   From  Fremantle  on  29  December  1916  on  HMAT  A34  “  Persic  “.

KIA / Mortally Wounded –

Date –   20  September  1917.

Place –   Belgium.

Age at Death –   36.

Burial Location / Commemoration Details –   the  Ypres  (  Menin  Gate  )  Memorial,  Ieper,  West – Vlaanderen,  Belgium  (  Panel  No. 23  ).- ( No  Known  Grave  ).

Panel Number, Roll of Honour (Australian War Memorial) –   114.