Regimental number | 3671 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | South Yarra, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 26 Camden Street, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.8 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Henry Yeend, 26 Camden Street, East St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Castalia', 13 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, back and both arms), Melbourne, 31 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | Woden Cemetery, ACT |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YEEND Herbert John |