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William James YATES

Regimental number776
Place of birthMarrickville, New South Wales
SchoolMundingburra State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse driver
AddressAitken Vale, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Tobin, Aitken Vale, Townsville, Queensland
Enlistment date18 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1919
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Row G, Grave No. 23), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen YATES
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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