Yates, Alexander Thomas

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Yates, Alexander Thomas

Service Service Number Number 1494 1169 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 2nd May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula On board HMTS “Dongola” Between the Dardenelles and Alexandria

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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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 ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Territorials- 2 yrs-discharge on leaving Country

NEXT OF KIN

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

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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

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

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