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YATES, Ernest Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5414 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lake Plains, Milang, South Australia, 18 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lake Plains Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Langhorne Creek Brinkley District WW1 Roll of Honour, Milang War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5414, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5414, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5414, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Yates and Mary Ellen Yates nee Coppins of Milang, SA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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