John YATES

YATES, John

Service Number: 6848
Enlisted: 1 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Broomfield, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town: Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway Fireman
Died: Died of wounds, France, 29 April 1917
Cemetery: Morchies Military Cemetery
Row B, Grave 17. Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6848, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6848, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6848, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Birth name John Thomas Hepe record number 850

Son of John Yates and Frances Ann Yates nee Dawson of Hopetoun Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal