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YEATES, Edward Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15253 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Mount Gambier, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Penola, South Australia, 1 February 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 14 November 1951, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 15253, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Mount Gambier, SA | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 15253, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 15253, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 10th Field Company Engineers, From Field Company Engineers | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 15253, 10th Field Company Engineers | |
| 17 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 15253, 10th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mark Yeates and Catherine Theresa Yeates nee Plunkett of Tarpeen, SA. Brother of Mark Francis Yeates, Geoerge Thomas Yeates, Elizabeth Ann Yeates, Alfred Charles Yeates, John Allan Yeates, Mary May Yeates and Catherine Florence Yeates
Husband of Florence Henrietta Yeates nee Best of 'Navarre', Moorak, SA. Edward and Florence married on 28 March 1910 in Penola St Joseph Church, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on 9 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal