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George Conybear BATCHELOR

Regimental number3623
Date of birth16 July 1897
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationElectrician
Address169 Eglington Street, Moonee Ponds
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, G. Batchelor, same address
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 2, Headquarters, Section 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 20 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 8 September 1942, Moonee Ponds, Victoria; discharged as VX108389 Major, Australian Intelligence Corps, 19 June 1945.
Miscellaneous detailsName recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as George Coneylear BATCHELOR.
Date of death20 February 1985
Age at death87
Place of burialQuuenscliff Cemetery, Point Lonsdale, Victoria

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