George Albert YATES

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Service Number:	7556
Enlisted:	28 July 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Doncaster, England, 1899
Home Town:	Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Textile Worker
Died:	Parramatta, New South Wales, 19 May 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Anglican area E, Row 3, Grave 78
Memorials:

28 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7556, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 7556, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 7556, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
22 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7556, 4th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left arm
28 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7556, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Address at the time of enlistment was Campbelltown Road, Liverpool,, NSW

Son of Edwin Yates and Eliza Yates of Wigello, NSW formerly of Doncaster, England

Husband of Adelaide Vera Yates nee Leach. George and Adelaide married in Liverpool, NSW during 1925c

Commenced return to Australia 21 January 1919 aboard HT City of York disembarking on the 5 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victroy Medal