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BATES, Alexander George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX11840 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 10 February 2011, aged 92 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine Lawn Cemetery Columbarium LG2-89 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1941: | Involvement QX11840, died 2011 (RSL News Aut 2011) | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 22 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11840, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 12 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11840, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Alexander Bates
Alexander George Bates was born on 25th December, 1918 in Proserpine to Harry George Bates & Eliza Streeton. He attended Strathdickie School and later worked as a farm labourer.
He served 209 days in the Middle East & returned to Australia 28.3.1942 for further retraining for jungle warfare. They left Australia for Milne Bay, New Guinea on 7.8.1942. He served 509 days in New Guinea, from Buna, Sandanda and Port Moresby. He suffered from malaria & needed his appendix removed.
He married Jean Ella Cavanagh & they had 4 children. He worked for P.M.G. (Telstra) in Rockhampton & Proserpine, also the Proserpine Sugar Mill.
Submitted 14 March 2026 by Lyn Burke
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