Topic: AIF - 5B - ICC
ICC, AIF
Imperial Camel Corps
Nicholas James Oates
Nicholas James Oates
Service number: 800
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 23rd Battalion (Infantry)
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: OATES, Cpl. Nicholas James, 800. 23rd Bn. Australian Inf. 6th Aug., 1916. Age 35. Son of James and Rosina Oates. Native of Footscray, Victoria.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Nicholas James Oates from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 800 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 16 Austin Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Oates, 16 Austin Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 1 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Temporary Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action 6 August 1918 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | No Known Grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Rosina OATES. Native of Footscray, Victoria |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
Imperial Camel Corps, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: ICC, AIF, Nicholas James Oates
