Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Oates
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 7868
- Rank: Private
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 36
- Date of Death: 23.04.1915
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 22
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 31 Princes Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
William Oates
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Mary Jane Duncan Oates, 53 Derby St, Dundee
- Children:
More about William Oates
William has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
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