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YATES, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6848 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6848, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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