Arthur Edward YEATES

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Service Numbers:	VX59976, VX59976 (V12019)
Enlisted:	11 March 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/2nd Independent Company
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 30 September 1920
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Killed in Action, Timor, 12 August 1942, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Plot 19, Row D, Grave 1 Roll of Honour Memorial - Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle No 2 Aust. Ind. Coy. 2/2 Aust. CDO Squdn Honour Roll

11 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Private, VX59976 (V12019), 2nd/2nd Independent Company, Royal Park, Victoria
11 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX59976
12 Aug 1942:	Involvement Private, VX59976, 2nd/2nd Independent Company

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Studied to be a Fitter & Turned for 3 years at Technical School

Served for 5 months with the 4 Army Troop Coy. RAE wit the rank of Sapper

8 December 1941 - Embarked for overseas from Darwin