BATE, Arthur Garfield Tucker
| Service Number: | 963 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, 26 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Santa Clara University, USA |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane General Hospital, Queensland, 25 May 1951, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sydney | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Involvement 963, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked 963, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
| 30 Oct 1920: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Arthur Garfield Tucker BATE was born in Bathurst, NSW in 1891
His parents were William BATE & Annie DRAYDON
He attended Primary School in Sydney and later went to America and got a degree in Engineering from the Santa Clara University, USA
He enlisted in Sydney on 4th September, 1916 & embarked with the Australian Flying Corps, 4 Squadron from Melbourne on the RMS Omron on 17th January, 1917
He returned to Australia on 1st November, 1919 and was discharged on 30th October, 1920 with the last rank of Lieutenant
Arthur died on 25th May, 1951 in Brisbane General Hospital, Queensland after suffering illness while driving - he was cremated at the Mount Thompson Crematorium
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