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Alfred BATCHELOR

Regimental number5036
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Batchelor, Stanley Street off Wickham Street, Newmarket, Queensland
Enlistment date13 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 13/11/15 & posted to 15th Bn, 16th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 47th Bn, 4/8/17.
FateKilled in Action 19 August 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Date of death19 August 1917
Age at death30
Place of burialDerry House Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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