Coming Soon.
YATES, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6559 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Mickleton, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Koonwarra, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Leongatha, Victoria, Australia, 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6559, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6559, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6559, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 13th Field Company Engineers, From 5th Field Company Engineeers | |
| 17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6559, 13th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
Help us honour George Yates's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Koonwarra, Victoria
Son of George Yates and Hannah Yates nee Barnes of Mickleton, Gloucester, England
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on the 2 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Showing 1 of 1 image.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.