YATES, Walter Henry
| Service Number: | 7103 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoriia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hurstsbridge, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hurstbridge, Nillumbik, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Roman Catholic area, Comp Y, Grave 129 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7103, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoriia | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7103, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7103, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion reinforcements to join 38th Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 66th battalion in France | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7103, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England aboard HS Pieter de Corinck on 15 October 1917 | |
| 17 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7103, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John George Holder Yates and Ruth Hannah Yates nee Jones of Hurstsbridge, Victoria.
Brother of Laura Ruth Yates of Hurstsbridge, Victoria, Alice Carol Yates, Mabel Rose Yates, William James Yates, Amy Euphemia Yates, Clara Euphemia Yates, Edward Thomas Yates who was killed in action on 4 October 1919 on Broodseinde Ridge while serving with the 38th Battalion and has no know grave; his name appears on Menin Gate Ypres and Charles Milner James Yates
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on the 10 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Walter married Alice Buckley in Victoria