Regimental number | 3120 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Other training | School of Mines, WA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Machinery hand |
Address | 40 Padbury Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Bates, Bone Mills, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Webster and Helen BATES, Abattoirs Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |