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YATES, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4630 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Enlisted at Ascot, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Greenbushes, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Greenbushes War Memorial, W.A. |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4630, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ascot, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4630, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4630, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 11th Battalion | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4630, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the left leg and invalided to England on 24 August 1916 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4630, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as Con Yates of Greenbushes South, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking at Fremantle on 3 April 1917 as wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal