George Thomas Yeates was one of the four children of Edward Yeates (1876-1954) and Elizabeth Ann Yeates née Fry (1879-1955). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1910 in the Cardiff Registration District, Glamorganshire, Wales.
He was shown as aged 9 months on the census return form completed by his father on 2 April 1911. He was living in a four roomed property at 10 Cumrae Street, Moors, Cardiff, with his parents and his two surviving siblings: Cissie Yeates (1904-1969) - a scholar and Edgar Yeates (b.1906) - also a scholar. His father listed himself as a general labourer at an oil refinery and stated that his wife had given birth to four children but that only three were still alive.
He was described as aged 11 years and in whole time education on the census return form completed by his father on 19 June 1921. He was still residing in the four roomed property at 10 Cumrae Street, Cardiff, with his parents and his two surviving siblings: Cissie Yeates - a domestic employed by Bishop Decorators in Albany Road, Cardiff and Edgar Yeates - an out of work collier boy who had been employed at Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire. His father listed himself as a labourer employed by Bird and Son, Tar Distillers at East Moors, Cardiff.
British Postal Service Appointment Books show that on 22 August 1938 he was appointed as a Postman in the London Postal Region.
He married Violet May Stacey in the 1st quarter of 1940 in the Bath Registration District, Somerset and the birth of their daughter, Gillian A. Yeates, was registered in the 4th quarter of 1941 also in the Bath Registration District.
He joined the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, service number 2024459, and was serving in their 1st Battalion when he died, aged 32 years, on 5 May 1943. He was buried near where he fell, but on 16 July 1943 his body was exhumed and , in the Massicault War Cemetery, Route GP5 to Medjez-el-Bab, Borj El Amri, Tunisia. His wife and daughter lived at Englishcombe Park, Somerset.
He is shown as 'YEATES, G.T.' on the Western Postal District war memorial in Mount Pleasant, London, WC1. He is also commemorated on the and on .
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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