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YATES, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3647 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 22 June 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian section D, Grave 987. Interred on 23 June 1943 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3647, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3647, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3647, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3647, 29th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right hand and both legs | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 12 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 58th Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3647, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Yates and Mary Yates of Geelong, Victoria
Husband of Margaret Buchanan Yates nee Suterland of Autumn Street, Geelong, Victoria. Charles and Margaret married in Victoria during 1903c
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripdes disembarking on 20 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal