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YATES, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 584 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Rushworth, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Blackburn, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rushworth, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 30 August 1935, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 8S, Aspect E, Grave 25. Interred on the 31 August 1935 and expires on 31 December 2032 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 584, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Rushworth, Victoria | |
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| 6 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 584, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 584, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 584, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the right hand | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 584 | |
| 11 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 584, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Dicharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Salmon of Blackburn, England
Husband of Louisa Yates nee Dickinson of Dewhurst Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Richard and Louisa were married on 20 October 1915 in the Blackburn Registry Office. The Registrar Thomas H. Cross officiated
Returned to Australia aboard HMAT Demostheses on 12 September 1919 for discharge in Adelaide
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of his death he was residing at Yelland, SA
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