Private Arthur Edward Yeates
- Rank
- Private
- Appointment
- Australian Army 1942 South East Asia
- Service number
- VX59976
- Unit
- 2 Independent Company
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action
- Place of death
- Timor
- Date of death
- 12 August 1942
- Age
- 21
- Plaque number
- L324
- Dedicated by
- 2/2 Commando Association on 9 November 1992
- More information
Private Arthur Edward Yeates VX59976 (1920-1942, born Bendigo, Victoria) enlisted in the Australian Military Forces at Royal Park, Victoria, on 11 March 1941 and was trained as an Electrician in Melbourne, Victoria. In July 1941 he joined 2nd Independent Company and received training in Victoria following which the Company was deployed as part of Sparrow Force and forward based at Koepang, Timor, from 12 December 1941. On 12 August 1942, he was killed in action battling Japanese Forces.
Private Yeates’ official memorial is his grave in the Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Indonesia, where his headstone has no personal inscription. His Roll of Honour is Brunswick, Victoria.
His honour plaque in Kings Park was dedicated by 2/2 Commando Association on 9 November 1992. He is the son of George James Yeates (1894-1951) and Vera Helen Yeates (nee Dower) (1894-1956) of West Brunswick.
Private Yeates is remembered with honour.