YENDLE, George Roy Reginald
| Service Number: | 2698 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, August 1900 |
| Home Town: | Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Road State School, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2698, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2698, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2698, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
WW1
The information provided has been taken from the book "The Lost Boys" published (2019) written by Paul Byrnes. The details of his service are written at pages 146 to 161. Lest We Forget. Rest In Peace.
Submitted 16 September 2022 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His mother, Matilde Yendle, wrote, 19 June 1915: 'I freely give my consent should George pass for him to serve his King & country. His elder Brother's (sic) are at present serving on the sea. May God bless & protect one & all is day & night the prayer'.
Mother wrote, 24 June 1915, 'The signature underneath is George's Father's his eyesight is bad so please excuse it. He does not in any way surport (sic) me nor my little ones it is my dear boy who surports (sic) me & God bless him he thinks that if he enlists, he will be serving his King & country & also providing for me.'
On George's Roll of Honour form she gave his age at death as 16 years, 11 months.
Private George Yendle from Balaclava, Melbourne Victoria, worked as a tinsmith before the war. He enlisted in June 1915, claiming to be 18 years 9 months old. George served with the 7th Battalion for the last month of the Gallipoli campaign. He transferred to the new 59th Battalion but was killed at Fromelles, France, on 19 July 1916. His body could not be found after the battle, nor has it been identified in the mass graves discovered in 2008. His name is recorded at VC Corner Australian Memorial.
George's older brother 2741 Pte Albert C.W. Yendle 58th Battalion was also killed during 1917 at Ypres, Belgium and is also without any known grave.