Thomas YATES

YATES, Thomas

Service Number: 2173
Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Moorpanyl, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Herne Hill, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Herne Hill, Victoria, Australia, 30 June 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
Roman Catholic area, Row 40, Grave 341. Interred on 1 July 1958
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World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
18 Feb 1916: Involvement Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
18 Feb 1916: Embarked Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 29th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock
16 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
5 Oct 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Shell shock
4 Apr 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2173, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Yates and Bertha (Beatrice Amelia) Yates of Herne Hill, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on 24 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal