Service Number: S86273
Enlisted: 21 January 1942, Kingscote, SA
Last Rank: Private
Born: Kingscote, SA, 12 November 1915
Home Town: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
21 Jan 1942: Involvement Private, SN S86273
21 Jan 1942: Enlisted Kingscote, SA
31 Oct 1945: Discharged
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Descendants of :
1. William Walter BATES was born 19 Jan 1877 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Apr 1949 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Ottilia Louisa (Tot) MICHAEL 16 Oct 1905 in Bowden, SA. She was born 16 Oct 1883 in Adelaide, SA and died 10 Apr 1948 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Lorenz (Lawrence) MICHAEL and Mary HAGEL.
Other events in the life of William Walter BATES
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island
Children of William Walter BATES and Ottilia Louisa (Tot) MICHAEL:
i. Vida Eulalia BATES was born 31 Oct 1906 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 22 Aug 1959 in Lower Mitcham, SA. She married Leslie Frederick George CHAPLIN 04 Aug 1928 in Mitcham, SA. He was born 28 Nov 1905 in Upper Sturt, SA and died 18 Sep 1995, son of Frederick CHAPLIN.
ii. Wilma Ruth BATES was born 31 Jan 1908 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 17 Jun 1990. She married Henery Ruedolf John (Bob) WESTLEY 27 Apr 1929 in Kilkenny, SA. He was born 05 Sep 1904 in Mount Barker, SA and died 06 Sep 1996, son of George Henry WESTLEY.
iii. Gilbert Ralph BATES was born 04 Sep 1909 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 29 Dec 1917 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
iv. Coralie Daphne BATES was born 18 Apr 1911 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Clarence Arthur Alexander CHAPLIN 04 Nov 1931 in Unley, SA. He was born 02 Jan 1904 in Grunthal, SA and died 22 May 1967 in Clarence Gardens, SA, son of Arthur CHAPLIN. They divorced 30 Sep 1947.
v. Merle Louise BATES was born 21 Aug 1912 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died ABT 1988. She married Halley Wilbur John (Jack) THORPE 07 Mar 1936 in Mitcham, SA. He was born 20 May 1910 in Kangarilla, SA and died 24 Nov 1977, son of William Stewart THORPE and Sarah Margaret Jane STEVENS.
vi. Hilda Linley BATES was born 10 Nov 1913 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
vii. Lindsay Walter (Tom) BATES was born 12 Nov 1915 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 15 May 1976 in Kangaroo Island, SA
viii. Clytie Ethel BATES was born 14 Feb 1917 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
ix. Enid Joyce BATES was born 12 Jun 1918 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 27 Aug 1995 in Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Alfred Maxwell HALL 30 Mar 1940 in Kangarilla, SA. He was born 12 Nov 1915 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Jul 2019 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, son of Edmund HALL and Sarah TURNER.
x. Mary Bernice BATES was born 19 Nov 1920 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Sep 2006. She married Roy Allen WEATHERSPOON 26 Aug 1950 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 21 Nov 1907 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Dec 1979, son of Arthur James WEATHERSPOON and Minna Caroline (Lena) BOETTCHER.
xi. Iris Beryl BATES was born 19 Nov 1920 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
xii. 8. Arnold William BATES was born 29 Mar 1922 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 28 Apr 1995
xiii. 9. Lewis Bruce BATES was born 28 Jul 1923 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Apr 1992 in Kangaroo Island, SA
xiv. Barbara Decima BATES was born 15 Mar 1925 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 29 Jun 2016 in Adelaide, SA
8. Arnold William BATES was born 29 Mar 1922 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 28 Apr 1995. He married Margaret Annie (Joy) EXTON. She was born 28 Feb 1923 and died 18 Jul 2004.
Other events in the life of Arnold William BATES
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, SA
Children of Arnold William BATES and Margaret Annie (Joy) EXTON:
i. Maurice Arnold BATES was born ... in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
ii. Heather Elizabeth Joy BATES was born 11 Dec 1948 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 26 Jun 2004
iii. Grant BATES was born AFT 1949
9. Lewis Bruce BATES was born 28 Jul 1923 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Apr 1992 in Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Melva Joyce BUICK. She was born 04 Jul 1927 in American River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Oct 2016, daughter of Cecil Arnold Milner BUICK and Ivy May FRANKLIN.
Other events in the life of Lewis Bruce BATES
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, SA
Children of Lewis Bruce BATES:
i. Robert Lewis BATES was born ... in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
Last updated : 6 June 2021