YELLAND, Ernest
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taringa, Queensland, Australia, 14 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1967, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 9 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ERNEST YELLAND, son of Mr. G. J. and Mrs. Catherine Yelland, was born at Taringa, Queensland, on 14th August, 1894. He was educated at the Ipswich Boys’ Grammar School, and entered the service of the Bank at Ipswich on 23rd January, 1912. He was transferred to Fortitude Valley on 8th March, 1912.
Enlisting with the A.I.F. on 25th April, 1915, Ernest Yelland left Australia as second-lieutenant in the 42nd Battalion. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1916 and to that of captain the following year.
Captain Ernest Yelland served in Egypt in June, 1916, and in France and Belgium from October, 1916, to May, 1918. In June, 1917, he was mentioned in despatches for distinguished service in the field.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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