ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BATES, Wilfred Froud

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

Next of Kin: Wife – Florence May Bates

Next of Kin Address: Bay Road, Rocky Bay, North Fremantle, WA

Religion: Church of England

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:

Place of Death: Hospital Ship " Gascon " Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli

Age at Death: 26

Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli – Panel No. 50

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.