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Henry Leslie YATES

Regimental number3515
Date of birth26 October 1898
Place of birthGuildford, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCapel, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinFather, J. Yates, PO, Capel, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBunbury, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Fate05/12/1919
Discharge date13 February 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Married Annie DAWSON, spinster, aged 23, Register Office, Lambeth, `0 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lucie Woermann', 5 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 13 February 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W30852.
SourcesNAA: B2455, YATES Henry Leslie

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