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YATES, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19832 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 7 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Moe, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, 20 April 1950, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 24 April 1959. Church of England area, Section 105, Grave 0011 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 19832, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 19832, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 19832, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 19832, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the chest | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 19832, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. Shell wound to the right hand. Invalided to England on 13 August 1918 | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 19832, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at Melbourne, Victoria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Alfred Yates and Amy Martha Yates nee Bryenton of Moe, Victoria.
Brother of Leslie Yates MM who returned to Australia on 11 May 1919 having served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade, John Wigley Yates who returned to Australia on 8 October 1919 having served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade and Penn Simon Yates who returned to Australia on 27 April 1919 having served with the 1st Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on the 10 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal