YEATES, Ambrose
| Service Number: | 652 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Clarence Park, South Australia, 23 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Clarence Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Gardner |
| Died: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 27 July 1982, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Horsham Cemetery, Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Interred on the 29 July 1982. East area 2, Row G, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 652, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 652, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 652, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 32nd Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 652, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the foot. Invalided to England on 8 March 1917 aboard HS Formosa | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 652, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 4th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
In 1920 he was gardening at Tranmere with his brother George. As part of the Land Settlement they were in partnership with the Department for a 4,700 pound property that the Department insisted be divided in case of any dispute between the brothers. They planted fruit trees and vines. The men paid a third of the price of the trees. They had kept their heads above water as they improved the property to 1920.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Ethel May Yeates, Elizabeth Anne Yeates, Beatrice Louisa Yeates. George Nixon Yeates DCM who returned to Australia having served with the 16th Battalion and Clarence Victor Yeates who returned to Australia in January 1919 having served with the 43rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on the 16 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 12 March 1927 Ambrose married Gladys Eileen Harrison in Chalmers Church, Adelaide, SA
Biography
Son of Ambrose YEATES and Martha nee SEMMENS