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YEATES, Walter Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2708 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chelsfield, England, 26 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Kent, England, 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2708, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2708, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2708, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, HAREFIELD | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2708, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in England. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J. Yeates of Strood, Chelsfield, England
Husband of Margaret Sarah Yeates nee Threadgold of Chelsfield House, Kent, England. Walter and Margaret were married on 15 July 1916 in St Martin's Church, Chelsfield, Kent, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal