YATES, Leonard
| Service Number: | 5220 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, 22 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Coraki, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Goonellabah State School |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goonellabah Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5220, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5220, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5220, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5220, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5220 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Thomas and Rachel Yates
Brother of 2715 Pte. Stanley Edward Yates (/explore/people/355079) - Killed in Action 26 Sep 1917 at Polygon Wood, and 6442 Pte. Ernest Alfred Yates (/explore/people/273882) - Died of Wounds 16 Sep 1917 in Belgium
"The Yates family, of the Richmond River, have indeed given of their best in this war, three of the sons having been killed in the recent fighting on the west front. The first to go was Pte. Leonard Yates, aged 21 years, a stretcher bearer, who was killed at Messines Ridge on 7 th June. On 16th ult. Pte. Ernest Yates, who was only 18 years of age, died from wounds received in action, and ten days later Pte. Stanley Yates, aged 20 years, also made the supreme sacrifice on the field of battle. Pte. Stanley Yates had a great record with the colors. He went through the whole of the Gallipoli campaign, landed in France with the first Australian divisions, and has been with the A.I.F. ever since. These heroes were sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Yates, of Lismore, and nephews of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cave, of Coraki. Only one son is now left, and he is married — Mr. T. J. Yates, of Dunoon. The family have thus a sad but proud record, and one that any family in the land might be glad to point to." - from the Richmond River herald 26 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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