Shoeing Smith

Alfred Thomas Bates

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Elizabeth Bates.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/2295
Name:
Alfred Thomas Bates
Rank: 
Shoeing Smith
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Bates (father), Papakura, via Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 August 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 41.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Alfred Thomas Bates
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