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YATES, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1647, 1511, 1647, 1511 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Later issued with the service number 1511 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 27 February 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Section 5B, Grave 759 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1647, 1511, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Later issued with the service number 1511 | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1647, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1647, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1511, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot would to the right thigh and invalided to Malta on 4 June 1915 and then later transferred to England on 25 July 1915 | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1511, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Yates C/- W.F. Holloway & Bros. of Tabley Street, Liverpool, England
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HT Themistocles
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal