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YATES, Edward Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6885 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Upper Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Upper Diamond Creek, Nillumbik, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Upper Diamond Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Killed on Broodseinde Ridge, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6885, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6885, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6885, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6885, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6885 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John George Yates and Ruth Hannah Yates nee Jones of Upper Diamond Creek, Victoria
Husband of Myrtle Lillian Yates nee Sly of 'Myrtalia' Upper Diamond Creek, Victoria. Edward and Myrtle married in Victoria during 1916c. Father of Vernon E. Yates.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal