George John YEATS

George John YEATS Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	5475
Enlisted:	12 December 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Gundagai, Gundagai, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	North Sydney, New South Wales, 28 December 1943, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic FM, Row AA, Grave 127
Memorials:

12 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5475, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5475, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5475, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
24 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Battalion
11 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5475, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

Help us honour George John Yeats's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Son of George Yeats and Louisa M. Yeates nee Victorine of Blenheim Street, Balaclava, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltans disembarking on the 9 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal