S4911
YEATES, Arthur Percival
| Service Numbers: | 1572, S66410 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Glenelg, SA, 1 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brassfitter |
| Died: | Belair, South Australia, 26 September 1966, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Ashes interred on 17 April 1967 into RSL Walls, Wall 120, Niche B004 which expires on 17 April 2027 |
| Memorials: | Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1572, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Artillery Details , From Light Horse Regiment | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1572, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1572, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Horse Regiment, From Artillery Details | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 28 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 15th Field artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, In France | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1572, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, Wound to the back. Invalided to England on 15 October 1917 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1572 |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, S66410 | |
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| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, S66410 | |
| 30 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Yeates and Emily Yeates nee Sweeney of Melbourne Street, St Leonards, SA.
Brother of Stanley Frederick Yeates who returned to Australia on 17 March 1919 having served with the 14th Field Artillery Brigade, Lucy Emily Yeates, Emily Annie Yeates, Beatrice Amelia Yeates, Elizabeth Emily Yeates, Jack Leonard Yeates, Joseph George Yeates, Eric Richard Michael and Mary Anna Yeates
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on the 16 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 10 September 1925 Arthur married Vera Evelyn Yeates in the St Albans Church, Gladdstone, SA