Vernon Charles YEATES

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Service Number:	20358
Enlisted:	31 May 1917, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies
Born:	Oakbank, South Australia, 12 June 1897
Home Town:	Oakbank, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling:	Mount Barker High School
Occupation:	Postal Assistant
Died:	Natural Causes, Rosslyn Park, South Australia, 13 October 1984, aged 87 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Acacia area D, Path DD, Grave 60
Memorials:	Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Mount Barker High School Great War Honour Roll, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board

31 May 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20358, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Adelaide, SA
15 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 20358, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, Discharged at the 4th Military District
16 Nov 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 20358, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Nov 1917:	Embarked Sapper, 20358, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, SS Canberra, Sydney

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At the time of enlistment he was residing at Basket Range, SA.

Son of Samuel John Yeates and Annie Yeates nee Sears of Oakbank, SA. Brother of Constance Annie Yeates, Maud Emily Yeates and Albion William Yeates

Commenced return to Australia on 20 July 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on the 23 August 1919

On 25 May 1935 Vernon married Jean Nicholas Waters in St Pauls Church, Adelaide, SA

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