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YATES, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2173 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Moorpanyl, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Herne Hill, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Herne Hill, Victoria, Australia, 30 June 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row 40, Grave 341. Interred on 1 July 1958 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 4 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2173, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Yates and Bertha (Beatrice Amelia) Yates of Herne Hill, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on 24 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal