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YATES, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6853 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, 11 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, 13 August 1966, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Commemorated with a plaque |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6853, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6853, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6853, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6853, 9th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the chest. Invalided to England on 14 October 1917 | |
| 20 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6853, 9th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the left thigh fracturing the femur. Invalided to England on the 3 August 1918 | |
| 2 Nov 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6853, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Yates and Marjory Yates nee Miller of 'Deep Creek', Gympie, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on the 24 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 22 April 1925 Harry married Alice Alma Baumann in QLD