His story
Arthur Tom Bates worked as a motor body finisher in Coventry. He was the son of James and Maud Bates and was married to Florence.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps shoeing smith, recorded with No. 34 Mobile Veterinary Section.
He died on 7 November 1916, aged 34. His recorded burial place is Salonika Anglo French.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Motor Body Finisher
- Residence recorded
- Coventry
- Family
- Son of James and Maud Bates, of Coventry; husband of Florence Bates, of 249, Stoney Stanton Rd., Coventry.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Shoeing Smith
- Service number
- SE/7176
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 34 Mobile Veterinary Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 7 November 1916
- Age
- 34
- Cemetery or memorial
- Salonika Anglo French
- Grave reference
- 663.
Connected men
- George William THURGOODAlso buried at Salonika Anglo French
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave — individual memorial
- Research record number: 132
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Arthur Tom Bates”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/bates-arthur-tom-se-7176/.
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