Robert McKeeman Oakley

Oakley was born in Warrnambool, Victoria on 28 March 1871 to parents Elizabeth Oakley (née McKeeman) and Thomas Oakley.^[1]

Oakley was an officer in the Victorian Artillery Garrison from 1892 to 1902.^[2]

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.^[3]

Between May 1923 and his retirement in March 1927, Oakley was Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs.^[1]

Oakley died suddenly of angina pectorisat his home in Melbourne on 27 August 1927.^[1] He left in his will funds, the income of which was to provide a scholarship or bursary at Queen's College, University of Melbourne.^[4]

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.^[5]