BATES, Glen Roy
| Service Number: | 551 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 16 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Penneshaw State School , Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres,, Belgium - Panel 17 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1, Penneshaw War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 551, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Private, 551, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 551, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Served throughout the campaign | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 551, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 551, 10th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Menin Road, 'During the operations at POLYGON WOOD, east of YPRES on 20th September, 1917, Pte. BATES showed great bravery and devotion to duty when, as an observer, he moved out in front of the Battalion and there, by his determination to hang on and his personal disregard of personal safety, he gained and sent back much useful information as to the enemy's movements on his positions of assembly.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: 7 March 1918 | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 551, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Killed on Broodseinde Ridge prior to the raid on Celtic Wood. Not included as a raider for the purposes of accounting for the 88 men known to have 'hopped the bags'. |
Awarded the Military Medal - Battle of Menin Road
'During the operations at POLYGON WOOD, east of YPRES on 20th September, 1917, Pte. BATES showed great bravery and devotion to duty when, as an observer, he moved out in front of the Battalion and there, by his determination to hang on and his personal disregard of personal safety, he gained and sent back much useful information as to the enemy's movements on his positions of assembly.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918
Although the citation cites Polygon Wood, this was the limit of exploitation of the Battle of Menin Road. A subsequent battle commencing 26 Sep is known as the Battle of Polygon Wood.
Submitted 9 January 2018 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Killed by a shell whilst preparing to go on the Raid on Celtic Wood
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He was an original member of D Company 10th Battalion AIF
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