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YATES, George Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4229 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Had rank of Acting Corporal but reverted to Private on 30 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Parkville, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Armadale, Victoria, Australia, May 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 20 May 1961 and held in perpetuity for all time and interred the Garden of No Distant Place |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4229, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Had rank of Acting Corporal but reverted to Private on 30 November 1916 | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4229, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4229, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4229, 24th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the right arm, buttocks and back invalided to England on 13 May 1917 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 15 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), From 24th Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
| 25 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4229, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Henry Yates and Louisa Yates nee Membrey of Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria formerly of Ballarat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire disembarking on the 29 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c George married Caroline Muriel Quick in Victoria