Frederick Harold BATES

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BATES, Frederick Harold

Service Number:	11038
Enlisted:	22 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1894
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 17 July 1964, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Sect. M2, Row 11, Plot 455
Memorials:

22 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11038, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11038, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11038, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
22 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
22 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , 47th Field Artillery Battery, France
9 Feb 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11038, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked in England aboard HMAT "Ascanius" for return to Australia.
7 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11038, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged in 2nd Military District, Sydney

Biography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS

Frederick Harold BATES was born in Palmer's Island (north east of Grafton), NSW, on 20th February 1894, to parents Frederick William and Catherine Josephine (nee STANHOPE) BATES.

A married 21 year old storeman at the time, Frederick enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Holsworthy NSW on 22nd October 1915, and was allocated regimental number 11038. After completing his recruit training at Liverpool, he was assigned to the 14th reinforcements of the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade as a Gunner. Frederick and his Unit embarked in Sydney aboard HMAT "Osterley" on 15th January 1916 for active service overseas.

On 22nd March 1916, Frederick was transferred to the 12th Field Artillery Brigade, and was promoted to the rank of Bombardier with the 47th Battery three months later, in France.

On 9th February 1919, Frederick embarked in England aboard the HMAT "Ascanius", for return to Australia for demobilisation. He was discharged in the 2nd Military District, Sydney, on 7th June 1919, and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service.

Frederick and his wife Marie Lucinda (nee KERIN) had 4 sons, Edward (born 1914), Frederick (born 1915), Donald (born 1921) and Keith (born 1922). Frederick junior died in 1924, aged just 9 years, after being accidentally hit by a truck as he played in front of his Belmore home. Both Donald and Keith served in the 2nd AIF, but Donald was later killed in Summer Hill in a tragic accident on 16th January 1946, aged 24, when his arm was severed by the wingtip of a plane being transported by road for disposal. Frederick died in Concord on 17th July 1964, aged 70, and is buried in the Rookwood Catholic Cemetery at Lidcombe, New South Wales.

Compiled by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS from historical records kept by the National Archives of Australia, Births, Deaths and Marriages NSW, Find A Grave website, and various newspaper articles on Trove.

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