Son of John and Martha Alice Bates (nee Greenhalgh); husband of Rose Bates (nee Fox), of 32, Mill Street, Belper, Derbyshire. Home Service Only. Medical report recommended discharge as no longer fit for war service September 1915. Coroners inquest returned a verdict of died of heart disease December 1915.
Bates, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Bates
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Belper, Derbyshire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 32
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 13th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 3839
- Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Regiment
- Enlistment date: February 17th, 1915 - 1915-02-17
- Enlistment location: Derby, Derbyshire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: NONE - NOT ELIGIBLE
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Kirk Ireton (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Derbyshire, UK
- CWGC reference: Not known