Francis Herbert KATES

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KATES, Francis Herbert

Service Number:	7346
Enlisted:	14 July 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 4 January 1898
Home Town:	Junee, Junee, New South Wales
Schooling:	Junee Junction Public Schoo, New South Wales, Australial
Occupation:	Railway employee
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 27 November 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Lancashire Cottage Cemetery Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 3. IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. KATES, JUNEE, N.S.W.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7346, 13th Infantry Battalion
7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 7346, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 7346, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
27 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 7346, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7346 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-27

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Francis Kates was the son of Emily Elizabeth Kates, of Junee, New South Wales and the late William Kates who had passed away in 1909 when Francis was about 11 years of age.

His older brother 2867 Pte. William Henry Kates 18th Battalion AIF was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry at Westhoek in Belgium.

Another older brother 1932 Corporal Arthur Stanley Kates served with the 55th Battalion AIF.

After training on Lewis Guns in England Francis was sent to the Western Front in November 1917. He joined the 34th Battalion on 21 November 1917 and was killed in action only six days later.

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