Regimental number | 3534 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F. Yates, Cecil Avenue, Devon, Plymouth, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Employment Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, Heliopolis, Egypt, 3 November 1915, of being absent from Tattoo Roll: awarded 2 days' extra fatigue. Found guilty, 5 December 1915, of refusing to obey an order from a Commanding Officer: awarded 4 days' confined to Barracks. Marched in to Tel el Kabir, 6 January 1916; taken on strength of 53rd Bn, 14 February 1916. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, Ismailia, 1 May 1916 (shrapnel wound); discharged to unit, 4 May 1916. Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force, Alexandria, 19 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound to hand); transferred to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 21 July 1916; to England, 21 July 1916; admitted to Redburn Military Hospital, Eastbourne, England, 21 July 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 22 August 1916; discharged from hospital, 26 August 1916. Marched in to Perham Downs Command Depot, 12 September 1916; proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1916; marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 16 October 1916; marched in to Isolation Camp, Etaples, 6 January 1917; attached for fatigue duty and marched out to 2nd Australian Division Headquarters, 14 April 1917; at Divisional Baths, 26 August 1917; at Bomb School, 2 September 1917; temporarily attached to Corps Headquarters; transferred to Australian Employment Agency, 11 November 1917; on leave to United Kingdom, 17 February 1918; returned from leave, 3 March 1918; marched out to Australian General Base Depot, France, 12 December 1918; marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, England, 23 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', from Portland, 5 March 1919; disembarked Sydney, 23 April 1919; discharged, 20 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YATES Ernest Edward |