Clarence Victor YEATES

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YEATES, Clarence Victor

Service Numbers:	2169, 2169A
Enlisted:	3 June 1916, Enlisted at at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 December 1891
Home Town:	Clarence Park, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Driver
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 5 November 1972, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia East Garden Area Path E61 Grave 020 - site expired
Memorials:	Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

3 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at at Adelaide, SA
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2169, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2169, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
30 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2169A, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the shoulder. Transferred to England aboard HS Princess Elizabeth on 6 April 1917. The letter 'A' added to his service number when taken on strength with the 43rd Battalion
14 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2169A, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the neck
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 2169, 3rd Infantry Battalion
8 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2169A, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Brother of Ethel May Yeates, Elizabeth Anne Yeates, Beatrice Louisa Yeates. George Nixon Yeates DCM who returned to Australia having served with the 16th Battalion and Ambrose Yeates who returned to Australia in May 1919 having served with the 16th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada disembarking in 6 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 15 March 1919 Clarence married Ethel Maud Dempster in the Goodwood Baptist Church, SA

Biography

Son of Ambrose YEATES and Martha nee SEMMENS

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