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YELLS, Charles Reginald
| Service Number: | 595 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 27 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer/ Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney N.S.W, 30 April 1981, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 595, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
Private, 595, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 595, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 595 |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation
For gallant conduct on the 10th September, 1917 when assisting Major T. E. Lawrence in a raid on the Turkish railway line at MUDOWWARO, whereby about ninety of the enemy were killed and seventy taken prisoner and great destruction wrought.
Submitted 10 May 2015 by Nathan Rohrlach
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs Annie M Yells, Mount Eden Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal whilst serving under Col. T.E. Lawrence in Egypt.
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid on the enemy railway line, whreby about ninety of the enemy were killed and seventy taken prisoners, and great destruction was wroght."