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YEATES, Joseph Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3670 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 16 January 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery V E 34 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3670, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3670 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-16 |
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"...3670 Private Joseph Arthur Yeates, 23rd Battalion, of Moonee Ponds, Vic. Pte Yeates enlisted on 4 September 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Afric on 5 January 1916. On 16 January 1917 he died of wounds at Heilly in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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