YEAMAN, Reginald Dietrich
| Service Number: | 20196 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Toorak School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Tidworth, United Kingdom, 19 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 132, |
| Memorials: | Armadale St. Albans Church Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20196, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Melbourne | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 20196, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 20196, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 20196, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20196 awm_unit: 108 Howitzer Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-12-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Reginald Dietrich YEAMAN was born in Carlton, Victoria in 1894
His parents were Alfred YEAMAN & Lillian Gertrude DIETRICH
He enlisted in Melbourne on 7th March 1916 and embarked from Melbourne with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade as a Gunner on HMAT Medic on 20th May, 1916
He died in Lucknow Isolation Hospital in Tidworth, England on 19th December, 1916 of cerebro spinal meningitis and is buried in the Durrington Cemetery in Wiltshire, Plot 132 - last rank was a Driver with the 108 Australian Howitzer Battery
"Greater love hath no man that he laid down his life for his friends"
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 19th December…… Reginald Dietrich Yeaman was born at Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria in 1894.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th March, 1916 as a 22 year old, single, Farrier from Toorak, Victoria.
He was posted as Gunner with the Field Artillery Brigade & was promoted to Driver on 12th May, 1916.
Driver Reginald Dietrich Yeaman, Service number 20196, embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Medic (A7) on 20th May, 1916 with 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 32nd Battery & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 18th July, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 6th August, 1916 Driver Yeaman was sent to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire & was discharged on 16th August, 1916.
Driver Yeaman was taken on strength with 8th Field Artillery Battalion on 13th September, 1916.
He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 9th October, 1916. Driver Yeaman was transferred to Tidworth Military Hospital for Observation on 14th October, 1916 & was reported seriously ill on 16th October, 1916.
Driver Yeaman’s aunt was notified that her nephew was dangerously ill with Cerebro spinal meningitis on 25th October, 1916. She was notified that her nephew’s condition was reported as stationary on 1st November, 1916 & again on 27th November, 1916.
Driver Reginald Dietrich Yeaman died at 12 p.m. on 19th December, 1916 at Lucknow Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire from Cerebro Spinal Fever (Cerebro Spinal Meningitis).
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/w---y.html
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