yates, alexander thomas

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Yates, Alexander Thomas Service Number 1169

Died of Wounds 2nd May 1915 On board HMTS “Dongola”

Between the Dardenelles and Alexandria

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Benalyn Campbell

And Vivienne Tranter

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NAME Yates, Alexander

SERVICE NO 1169

UNIT 4th Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 21 yrs 5 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Bermondsey, London, England

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Electrician

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 24 Sept 1914

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

PREVIOUS SERVICE Territorials- 2 yrs-discharge on leaving Country

NEXT OF KIN Father;- A Yates, 48 Moring Rd, Tooting London/

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’9”. Weight-10 stone. Chest ?

Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Auburn.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 20 Oct 1914 Sydney per A14 “Euripides”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 2 May 1915-HMTS “Dongola” between Dardenelles & Alexandria

BURIED 3 May 1915-At Sea, between Seddul Bahir, Gaba Tepe & Alexandria, Egypt

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-13794, British War Medal-3530, Victory Medal-3530. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-302554.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS 1 prayer book, 1 postcard, 1 dagger, 1 belt, 1 fountain pen, 1 purse./ 1 disc, 1 watch./

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Mr S J Harmer C/- Mrs McDarmony “Elwyn” Cavandish St., Concord West/ Public Trustee-Sydney/ P G Yates, Greenock, South Australia

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3453911

yates, alexander thomas

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