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YATES, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425801 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Gatton, Queensland Australia , 3 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea area, 30 November 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Panel 7. Local Roll of Honour- Gatton Queensland Australia , Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial, Lae Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 425801 | |
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| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 425801 | |
| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425801, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 30 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425801, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 19 and the son of John Frederick and Daisy Drayton Yates, of Gatton, Queensland.
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