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Harold Robert BATES

Regimental number1634
Place of birthBooleroo Centre, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFettler
AddressQueen Street, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.2
Height5' 9"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susan Bates, Queen Street, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Place of enlistmentBroken Hill, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date13 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Napier', 12 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 13 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 November 1966
Age at death79
Place of burialBroken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BATES Harold Robert

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