
| Regimental number | 8/4067 |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry George Oxenham, Gladstone Road Mount Albert Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Medals |
Military Cross 'For consistent good work and devotion to duty. For a period under review 22.9.17 to 24.2.18 with particular reference to the Ypres offensive operations on October 4th, 1917, when this Officer did excellent service in assisting the advance by his
energetic and able handling of his guns.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 13 |
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