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Australian public servant

Robert OakleyCBE
Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
In office
1 May 1923 – 7 March 1927
Personal details
BornRobert McKeeman Oakley
(1871-03-28)28 March 1871
Warrnambool, Victoria
Died27 August 1927(1927-08-27) (aged 56)
Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria
Resting placeCheltenham cemetery
NationalityAustralia Australian
Spouse(s)Serena Laura Blamey
(m. 1896–1927; his death)
OccupationPublic servant

Robert McKeeman Oakley CBE (28 March 1871 – 27 August 1927) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Comptroller-General of Customs between 1923 and 1927.

Life and career

Oakley was born in Warrnambool, Victoria on 28 March 1871 to parents Elizabeth Oakley (née McKeeman) and Thomas Oakley.

Oakley was an officer in the Victorian Artillery Garrison from 1892 to 1902.

In 1889, he joined the Victorian Customs Department as a Clerk, and became a Commonwealth Public Servant in 1901 when the Federal Department of Trade and Customs was formed.

Between May 1923 and his retirement in March 1927, Oakley was Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs.

Oakley died suddenly of angina pectorisat his home in Melbourne on 27 August 1927. He left in his will funds, the income of which was to provide a scholarship or bursary at Queen's College, University of Melbourne.

Awards

Oakley was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1923 whilst Deputy Comptroller-General in the Department of Trade and Customs.

References

  1. ^ McDonald, D.I., "Oakley, Robert McKeeman (1871–1927)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 28 March 2015
  2. Collar - Tunic, Victorian Garrison Artillery, 1892-1902, Museum Victoria, archived from the original on 16 April 2015
  3. CP 195: Robert McKeeman OAKLEY CBE, VD, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
  4. Continuation Scholarships, University of Melbourne, retrieved 16 April 2015
  5. "Search Australian Honours: OAKLEY, Robert McKeeman, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 16 April 2015
Government offices
Preceded byPercy Whitton Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
1923 – 1927 		Succeeded byErnest Thomas Hall



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