Private

Robert Oakley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Annie Oakley, Sydenham, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Date of Birth: 24 March 1884, Christchurch. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39875
Name:
Robert Oakley
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
24 March 1884
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Christchurch,
Next of Kin: 
J Oakley (brother), Ruapuna, Canterbury
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bootmaker
Employer:
R Hannah and Company, Lower Hutt
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
25 July 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. V. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Oakley
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