OLDHAM, John - 27

From WA Military Digital Library
Revision as of 14:25, 16 December 2023 by WAMDLAdmin (talk | contribs) (1 revision imported)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search
Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia



Pte John Oldham
PD314.032a.jpg
Conflict
Service Arm Colonial Forces
Unit Bunbury Rifle Volunteers
Service No. 27
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 27 Dec 1873
Date of Death 20 Aug 1953
Relatives Father - William Oldham
Mother - Elizabeth Murphy
Wife - Isabella Gardner


John was a member of the Bunbury Rifle Club when chosen as a member of a group selected to represent Western Australia at Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration in London in 1897. He was allocated the number 27. The group photo has John in the middle.