Ernest Edward YATES

YATES, Ernest Edward

Service Number: 3534
Enlisted: 20 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Employment Company
Born: Dublin, Ireland, 1893
Home Town: Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
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World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3534, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3534, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right hand. Transferred to England on 21 July 1916
13 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion
11 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From 53rd Battalion
20 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3534, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of F. Yates of Cecil Avenue, Devon, England

Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Nevasa disembarking on the 26 April 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal