Arthur James YATES

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Service Number:	NX23507
Enlisted:	28 May 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 June 1920
Home Town:	Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Accidental (Drowning) - fell from launch, Japan, 29 June 1946, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Yokohama War Cemetery Australian Section E, Row C, Grave 16, Yokohama War Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanto, Japan
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW2 War Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX23507
28 May 1941:	Enlisted Private, NX23507, Enlisted at Paddington, New South Wales
28 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX23507
Date unknown:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, A.I.F. 140 Brigade Ord. Fd. Pk. Australian Army Ordnance Corps

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30 May 1941 - Taken on strength

1 September 1941 - Embarked for Middle EAse

25 September 1941 - Disembarked in Middle East

He was 26 and the son of Arthur Cecil and Maiden Sophia Yates, of Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia.