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William BATEMAN

Regimental number457
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
Other NamesKENNEDY (true family name)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
Address5 Stirling Street, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amy Bateman, 11 Boundary Road, North Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date20 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 5, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 April 1918
Place of burialNamps-Au-Val British Cemetery (Plot II, row C, Grave No. 37), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew James and Harriet KENNEDY, 30 Austral Avenue, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Yarraville, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6879 Pte Edward BATEMAN [true name: KENNEDY], 8th Bn, killed in action, 25 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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