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YEATES, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2449 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1867 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 25 August 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW A.I.F. Wall, Row ZB Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2449, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2449, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2449, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 18 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2449, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as overage |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
When he enlisted he gave his age as 44 years old this would have made his year of birth 1872c however his birth appears to have been registered in 1867c which would make his age at the time of enlistment almost 50 years of age
Son of William Yeates and Annie Jane Yeates of Maitland, NSW
Husband of Minnie Laura Yeates nee Gate of Mount Pleasant Street, Maitland, NSW. George and Minnie married during 1898c in St. Leonards, NSW. Father of Keith G. Yeates and Victor W.T. Yeates
Commenced return to Australia on 10 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal