BATES, William James
| Service Number: | 2264 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Leonards, near Hastings, Sussex, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Boarding School, St Leonards, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial - Panel 22 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2264, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2264, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1880 BATES William James Hastings 2b 43.
He was 34 and the son of William James and Emma Bates; husband of Esther Bates, of 26, Somerset St., Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales.
He served with the The Fighting Fourth, 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force. He was killed in action at Lone Pine at sometime between 6 and 9 August 1915
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlistment date 7 June 1915
Age at embarkation 34
Next of kin-Brother, T Bates, 35 Little Fredrick Street, Cardiff, Wales
Previous military service - Served with the 16th Lancers in the South African War.
Enlistment date 7 June 1915
Place of enlistment Liverpool, New South Wales
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/21/2
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on 16 June 1915
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
He is remembered on the Hastings War Memorial.
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