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YATES, Thomas Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2243 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ourimbah, Wyong Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ourimbah State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Ourimbah Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2243, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2243, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2243, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Lovell Yates and Anastasia Mary Yates nee Tobin of Ourimbah, NSW. Brother of John Bentley Yates who returned to Australia as wounded having served with the 20th Battalion and Dorothy Ann Yates
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal