William Robert BATES

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Service Numbers:	24393, VX117150
Enlisted:	1 April 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	21/22 Field Regiment AMF
Born:	Balwyn, Victoria, Australia, 13 April 1897
Home Town:	Balwyn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Camberwell Grammar School, Geelong Grammar School
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	15 June 1967, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria SS-*-0238
Memorials:	Balwyn War Memorial

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 24393, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic.
27 Jun 1916:	Embarked Driver, 24393, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
27 Jun 1916:	Involvement Driver, 24393, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''

30 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, VX117150, 21/22 Field Regiment AMF, Melbourne, Vic.

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Son of William Edward BATES and Catherine Lambert nee REID, of 'Larino' Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, Victoria.

Remembered on Camberwell Grammar Memorial