Aubrey James YARRA

YARRA, Aubrey James

Service Number: 2423
Enlisted: 29 July 1916, Enliated at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: State School, Melbourne
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial
Plot XV1, Row H, Grave 12,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2423, Enliated at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2423, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2423, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
13 Oct 1917: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2423, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2423 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-13

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

15 Jult 1917 - Appointed Lance Corporal

Medals: British War Medal,, Victory Medal