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YATES, Garth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX9909 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 July 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Salvage Unit |
| Born: | Angaston, South Australia, 27 February 1914 |
| Home Town: | Angaston, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 9 March 1945, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Panel 31, Labuan Memorial (within Labuan War Cemetery)., Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Angaston District WW2 Roll of Honour, Angaston War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN SX9909 | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, SN SX9909, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 4 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, SN SX9909, 8th Division Salvage Unit | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Private, SN SX9909, 8th Division Salvage Unit, HMT EE (Marnix van St Aldegonde), Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, SN SX9909, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 9 Mar 1945: | Involvement Private, SN SX9909, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Prisoners of War | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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