Regimental number | 34692 |
Place of birth | Goulburn New South Wales |
School | Superior Public School, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cole Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Bates, Cole Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Enlisted in 1915 and served at Gallipoli. Returned to Australia and was discharged. Re-enlisted in 1916. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, April 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery, (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Saviour's Anglican Cemetery, Goulburn, New South Wales. Parents: George and Sarah BATES, Cockatoo Island, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Private F CAIN, killed in action, France. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |