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BATES, Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 34692 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915, Killed in action 12/08/1918 on the Western Front France |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Harbonnieres, France, 12 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Grave I.D. 19. INSCRIPTION UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY , Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 34692, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Killed in action 12/08/1918 on the Western Front France | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 34692, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 34692, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 34692, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 34692 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Born Rupert Ronald William Henry Bates.
Enlisted in the AIF 4/05/1915
He was 24 and the son of George and Sarah Bates, of Cockatoo Island, New South Wales.
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