ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BATES, Wilfred Froud

Full Name: Wilfred Froud BATES
Date of Birth: 12-1888
Place of birth: South Yarra, VIC, Australia
Occupation: Mill Hand
Address: Hoffman Mill, Yarloop, WA

Height: 172 cm
Weight: 61 kg

Next of Kin: Wife - Florence May Bates
Next of Kin Address: Bay Road, Rocky Bay, North Fremantle, WA
Religion: Church of England

15/10/1914- Joined 16th Battalion ” B ” Company Blackboy Hill as Private
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
10/05/1915- Promoted SERGEANT in the field Gallipoli
12/05/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Scalp )
12/05/1915- Evacuated to Hospital Ship ” Gascon “- Died from Wounds Received in Action Gallipoli- Buried at Sea off Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli.

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 13249

British War Medal – No. 6967

Victory Medal – No. 6941

Memorial Plaque & Scroll – No. 309450

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial, WA.

Service Number: 51
Rank: Sergeant
Unit/Division: 16th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1914-09-07
Enlistment Location: Helena Vale, WA
Embarkation Port:
Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22
Embarkation Ship:
Disembarkation Port:
Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03
Locations Served: ,
Returned: No
Discharge Date:
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Date of Death: 1915-05-12
Place of Death: Hospital Ship " Gascon " Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli
Age at Death: 26
Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli - Panel No. 50