About Robert McKeeman Oakley
Lived 1871 – 1927 (aged 56). Robert McKeeman Oakley was an Australian civil servant.
Robert McKeeman Oakley (28 March 187127 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.
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.
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Australian public servant
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Robert McKeeman Oakley was born on 28 March 1871 in Warrnambool.
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Robert McKeeman Oakley died on 27 August 1927.
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Robert McKeeman Oakley was a civil servant.
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Robert McKeeman Oakley was Australian.
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