Regimental number | 1875 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 145 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Thos Bates, 145 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Accidentally killed. |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 129), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Margaret and the late Thomas BATES, 50 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |