• Title
  NSW servicemen portraits, 1918-19 - George Henry Gates, Military Medal
• Call number
  P1/Gates, George Henry
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1918-1919
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  431250
• Physical Description
  Photographs - 1 silver gelatin photoprint - 13 x 8 cm.
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Date of Birth: Petersham
  Date of Enlistment: 16.2.1917
  School: Summer Hill Public, Technical College Sydney
  Trade or Calling: Plumber and drainer
  Born in or near what Town: Petersham
  Address prior to Enlistment: "Arlington" Greenacre Rd, Hurstville
  Rank, Number, Battalion, Distinctions: Military Medal Sgt 7572 34th Battalion D (?) Coy
  Cemetery or Memorial Details: France 247 Beacon Cemetery Sailly-Laurette
  Casualties and where: Killed in action 20 Aug 1918 aged 24 years - "His bravery was outstanding" (from the recommendation for Military Medal)
  Memorial Panel: 123
  Date of London Gazette for MM: 24 January 1919, page 1251, position 85
  Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette for MM: 23 May 1919, page 897, position 76
  Name & Address of Next of Kin: Son of Elizabeth Temperance Gates, "Arlington" Greenacre Rd, Hurstville; only brother of Pte Frank Johnson Gates regimental no. 2410 killed in action 19.9.1918
  Name and last address of Father: Arthur Henry Gates, "Arlington" Greenacre Rd, Hurstville
  Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
• General note
  
  For additional information, refer to the Australian War Memorial (online), Biographical Databases, First World War Nominal Roll
  Digital order no:a871516
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Biographical information taken from reverse of photograph
• Name
  Gates, George Henry
  
• Subject
  Adult Males
  
• Topic
  soldiers
  uniforms
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1495368

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