Yates, Thomas Richard

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, Thomas Richard Service Number 2243

Killed in Action 6-12th August 1915 Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey

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NAME Yates Thomas Richard

SERVICE NO 2243

UNIT 3rd

Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 24 yrs 11 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Brisbane, Qld

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Farmer/Orchardist

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 11 May 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Anastasia Yates, Ourimbah

Father;- R Yates, Ourimbah/ Sister;- Dorothy Yates, “Normanhurst” 69 Boulevard, Dulwich Hill/

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-6’ 1½”. Weight-169lbs. Chest-32-36”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Dark.

RELIGION R/C

EMBARKED 16 Jun 1915 Sydney per A63 “Karoola”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES Taken on Strength 4 Aug 1915

Posted Missing in Action 6 Aug 1915

Court of Inquiry held in field 7-12 Aug 1915

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 6-12 Aug 1915- Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey

BURIED

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-11307, British War Medal-14578, Victory Medal-14520. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-301991.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Father/ Sister-Dorothy Yates/ YMCA

REMARKS

RED CROSS REPORT Killed by Shell Explosion at Lone Pine.

Sydney Morning Herald. 26th February 1916. page 10 Under heading “Australian Heroes”

Gosford Times 13

th October 1916

IN MEMORIAM YATES- Private Thomas Richard Yates, previously reported missing, now reported killed at Gallipoli, Au-gust 6 – 12, 1915, eldest son of R and A Yates, Ourimbah. Pro Deo et pro patria.

Sydney Morning Herald 14

th October 1916 pg. 16

YATES- Private Thomas Richard Yates, previously reported missing, now reported killed at Gallipoli, Au-gust 6 – 12, 1915, eldest son of R and A Yates, Ourimbah. Pro Deo et pro patria.

Sydney Morning Herald 3

rd February 1916 pg. 10

PRIVATE YATES Private Thomas Richard Yates, of the 6

th Reinforcements of the 3

rd Battalion, who is missing, resided at

Ourimbah, and was 25 years of age. He was born at Brisbane. He followed the occupation of farmer and orchardist. A brother is in camp at Casula.

Gosford Times 2

nd August 1917

OURIMBAH [From Our Correspondent] The presentation and welcome extended to Private Jack Yates proved a great success in all respects, most residents agreeing that the attendance was a record for the local Hall in spite of unpromising weather. Messrs Burns and Higgins spoke on behalf of the Soldiers’ Reception Committee. Both empha-sised the fact that the Yates family was most ac-tively patriotic and public spirited in Ourimbah. Mrs. Yates, whose both eligible sons have enlisted (one paying the extreme penalty, the other wounded and returned home) deserving special praise for patriotic work she does. The speakers made allusion also tp Private Yates’s character and to what a fine fellow he has always been. Reference was made to Pte Tom Yates, one of the heroes of Gallipoli, who will never return. Mr. F R Archbold, speaking before making the presentation, said he never knew a finer man or one who bore his misfortune more cheerfully than Jack, whom he knew personally. The cheering which followed the presentations proved Pte Yates’ great popularity. In replying, Private Yates thanked the citizens of Ourimbah for their splendid reception, and expressed his desire to return to the front. With characteristic modesty, he refused to take any credit for doing his bit.

Gosford Times 4th January 1917 Mr. Richard Yates, of Ourimbah, sent two sons to war. One of them, Thomas, was killed, and the other, Jack, was wounded by shrapnel in back and hip on 7

th November, just twelve months after enlisting, and

at time of writing was in hospital in France.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3454237































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