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YATES, Wilbert Hallam
| Service Number: | 3778 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gladstone, South Australia, 21 June 1882 |
| Home Town: | Forestville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Foreman Engineer Chief's Dept. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3778, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3778, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, From 48th Battalion | |
| 4 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3778, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3778, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Eva Emily Hannah Yates and Jessie Yates and Mary R. Yates of Ethel Street, Forestville, SA formerly of Gladstone, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on the 16 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Grace Elsie Yates nee Cocks of Ferrydale Road, Clapham, England. Wilbert and Grace were married 14 February 1919 St Paul's Church, Brixton, England. Vicar A. Birkett officiated. They divorced in Adelaide on 5 Novmeber 1930
Biography
Born Wilbert Hallam YATES
Son of Ezra YATES and Mary Elizbaeth nee McLEOD
Divorced in 1930 and last known address Mildura, Vic.
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