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Willie Elphinstone YEO

Regimental number6470
Place of birthKerang, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway clerk
Addressc/o Midland Railway Co., Midland Junction, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Charles H Yeo, Roseberry Avenue, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 13 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Discharge date2 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W69099.

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