Ronald (Ronnie) BATES

BATES, Ronald

Service Number: 34692
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
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
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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
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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Biography 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.