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BATES, Roy Lester
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3960, 3690 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Milang, South Australia, 29 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Stewarts, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lucindale War Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3960, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3690, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3690, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3690, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3690 awm_unit: 4th Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Charles BATES and Esther Hamilton nee FINDLATER
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