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Wilbourne Harold BATES

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:51:37+00:00
Date of birth11 July 1886
Date of death02 August 1917
Mothers nameAmelia Annie (née Swift)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJohn Holman Bates
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Cause of deathAppendicitis
Buried whereKantara War Memorial Cemetery, Rafa, Palestine. B.133.
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Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
OccupationFarmer
Place of death74th CCS, Palestine
Date of arrival overseas18 November 1915
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915-16, Egyptian EF 1916-17
Place of embarkationWellington
SurnameBATES
War memorialManakau
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesWilbourne Harold
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
Overseas memorialKantara War Memorial Cemetery, Rafa, Palestine. B. 133
SchoolMt Cook Boys, Wellington
WarsWW1
Service number13/2296
ReligionBaptist
Date enlisted24 August 1915
Final rankTrooper
Regiment or service4th Squadron, 7th Reinforcements Auckland Mounted Rifles NZEF
Embarkation date10 October 1915
User reference3.236

Image of Wilbourne Harold BATES

Last Employer: WJ Bryant of Manakau.

Height: 5’9”.

Weight: 168lb or 12st.

Hair: Dark.

Complexion: Medium.

Chest: 35”-38”.

Eyes: Blue.

Buried: 2 August 1917.

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