William George YEATS

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Service Number:	2845
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Newmarket, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ironmoulder
Died:	Wounds, 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 28 September 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXV, Row D, Grave 20. Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved son and sadly missed by all In God's care,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2845, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2845, 23rd 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, 2845, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2845, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fractured skull and concussion

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Son of Francis Henry Yeats and Annie Yeates nee Patterson of Marshall Street, Newmarket, Victoria formerly of Castlemaine, Victoria

Medals: 1914-16 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal