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YATES, John Haswell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2833 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Surrey Hillis, Victoria, Australia, 25 June 1969, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Auburn Baptist Church Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2833, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2833, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2833, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, From 24th Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2833, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2833, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left elbow. Embarked for England on 16 May 1917 aboard HS St. David | |
| 21 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2833, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Yates and Rhoda Mary Jane Yates nee Homewood of Bridge Street, Northcote, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on the 10 December 1918
During 1919c John married Elsie Emily Smith in Victoria