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YATES, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7590 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1917, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Larbourer |
| Died: | Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7590, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7590, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7590, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7590, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the buttock. Transferred to England on the 14 Auguster 1918 | |
| 7 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7590, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name Arthur Sydney Heaton Yates
Son of Arthur William H. Yates and Theresa Mary J. Yates of Sydney, NSW
In January 1918 Arthur W.H. Yates of Bondi of NSW wrote claiming that Arthur was his son. Next of kin had previously given as his aunt Maggie Edwards of Dryburgh Street, Melbourne, North Victoria claiming his parents were both deceased
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on the 7 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1932 he was residing in Caldermeade, South Gippsland, Victoria