Son of Robert Webster Bates and Helen Bates, of Abattoirs Rd., Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Age 19.
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 9 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 13 September 1916
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 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 51st Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death 15 October 1917
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
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 9 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 13 September 1916
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 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 51st Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death 15 October 1917
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
Son of Robert Webster Bates and Helen Bates, of Abattoirs Rd., Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Age 19.
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 9 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 13 September 1916
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 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 51st Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death 15 October 1917
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
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 9 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 13 September 1916
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 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 51st Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death 15 October 1917
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
Inscription
Personal Inscription: - "IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. R. BATES OF KALG., W.A.".
Gravesite Details
Private, 51st Battalion. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds.
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