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BATES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 195 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong West, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lara State School and Gordon Technical College, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Lara and District Memorial Gates, Little River Methodist Church HR, Little River Pictorial Honour Roll, Little River Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Geelong, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 195, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 195, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 195, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 195, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 195 John Bates was killed in action 8 May 1915 during the 2nd Brigade's ill fated attack on Krithia. Witnesses said they saw him shot when they were about 150 yards from the firing line. They thought he was buried in a gully on the way back to the beach.
On Lara War Memorial.
Biography
Son of George and Isabella Bates, of "Riverside," Little River, Victoria, Australia. Of Geelong, Victoria.
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