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YATES, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6643 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6643, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6643, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6643, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6643, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the leeft foot. Invalided to England on 17 August 1918 | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6643, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Frederick Yates of Abermarle Street, Marrickville, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Argyllshire as wounded disembarking on the 1 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal