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YEO, Claude
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Yeo, Claude Septimus Maitland - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 795 |
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia , 29 December 1872 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Windsor Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot II. Row C. Grave 1. Inscription: HE NOW SLEEPS BESIDE HIS COMRADES |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 795, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 795, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Nine soldiers were originally recovered from unmarked mass graves adjacent to Pheasant Wood in France in 2009.
They were among 250 unidentified soldiers who fought and died in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles.
Among the nine men recovered and identified was 795 Private Claude Yeo, 30th Battalion AIF
He is now buried in a marked grave in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in France., VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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