Joseph Arthur YEATES

Regimental number3670
Place of birthPort Melbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine driver
Address129 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Anderson, 129 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date04/09/2019
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 January 1917
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 34), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal