Service Number: S21617
Enlisted: 12 September 1941, American River, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 37th/52nd Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Penneshaw, SA, 7 November 1914
Home Town: American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
12 Sep 1941: Involvement Private, SN S21617, 37th/52nd Infantry Battalion AMF
12 Sep 1941: Enlisted American River, SA
7 Jan 1946: Discharged
Item details for: B884, S21617
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Descendants of :
1. Arthur Frederick BATES was born 28 Aug 1877 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 31 Dec 1934 in Adelaide, SA. He married Maria Elizabeth BUTTERLEY 23 Dec 1901 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 07 Sep 1880 in Adelaide, SA and died 23 Aug 1961 in Beulah Park, SA, daughter of James BUTTERLEY and Rachel Josephine EBERT.
Children of Arthur Frederick BATES and Maria Elizabeth BUTTERLEY:
i. Oswald Arthur Henry Frederick BATES was born 18 Jul 1902 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 May 1995 in Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Doris Irene WATSON 01 Oct 1934 in American River, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 23 Feb 1913 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Oct 2000 in Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Walter Charles WATSON and Martha Ellen (May) MARTIN.
ii. Rachel Cecelia BATES was born 30 Jan 1904 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Oct 1992. She married Fred Richard Townsend SIMS 19 Mar 1925 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 12 Oct 1900 in Kersbrook, SA and died 16 Jan 1974. She married Alfred James THOMAS 23 Jun 1951.
iii. Clifford Charles BATES was born 01 May 1906 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 07 Feb 1963 in nr Coffin Bay, SA. He married Elsie May GARNAUT 05 Jun 1930 in American River, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born ABT 1911, daughter of George Bertram GARNAUT.
iv. Clarissa Martha BATES was born 18 Jul 1910 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Jun 1981. She married Stanley Walter Richard KASEHAGEN 24 Feb 1930 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 14 Sep 1910 in Adelaide, SA and died 12 Jan 1995, son of Walter Stanley (Ted) KASEHAGEN.
v. Ruby May BATES was born 14 May 1912 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Jan 2001. She married Raymond Keith TAYLOR 02 Nov 1940 in Semaphore, SA. He was born 08 Nov 1907 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Apr 2002 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, son of John Thomas TAYLOR and Marion BARR.
vi. 7. Glen Roy BATES was born 07 Nov 1914 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 Feb 1991 in Kangaroo Island, SA
vii. Colin Ernest BATES was born 30 Dec 1917 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 1971 in Richmond, Victoria
7. Glen Roy BATES was born 07 Nov 1914 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 Feb 1991 in Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Marie Beatrice (Beat) DREWITT. She was born 30 Oct 1907 in Hd of Mobilong, SA and died 26 Mar 1991 in Kangaroo Island, SA.
Other events in the life of Glen Roy BATES
Burial: American River Cemetery, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1941, fisherman, American River, KI
Children of Glen Roy BATES and Marie Beatrice (Beat) DREWITT:
i. Doreen BATES
ii. Arthur BATES was born ... in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
Last updated : 6 June 2021