Regimental number | 6442 |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
School | Goonellabah Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Brother, Thomas Joseph Yates, Dunoon Road, Lismore, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Belgium |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 18), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Rily and Rachael YATES |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5220 Pte Leonard YATES, 15th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917; Stanley Edward Yates [not further identified], both killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |