| 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 |