GATES, George Kevin

A Southern Downs Veteran

GATES-George-Kevin-SDMH-photoCONFLICT : WWI
SERVICE NO : 5578
RANK : Sapper
UNIT : 15th Field Company Engineers
ENLISTMENT DATE : 17/11/1915
AGE : 29
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Sydney, New South Wales
PLACE OF BIRTH : Warwick, Queensland
RELIGION : Roman Catholic
OCCUPATION : Bootmaker
DATE OF DEATH : 21/07/1916
PLACE OF BURIAL : Fleurbaix, France

MEMORIALS : Warwick Amateur Rugby League Memorial To Footballers, Warwick War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers Bretonneux Memorial, VC Corner Australian Cemetery

View this person’s Service File : George Kevin GATES

NOTES : Killed in Action – No Known Grave. Mother: Annie Gates.

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