| Regimental number | 5048 |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| School | Newton Heath Board School, Manchester, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | c/o Richardson & Co, Katanning, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Mr J W Bateman, Kojonup Road, Katanning, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died from mustard gas poisoning. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 26), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Annie BATEMAN. Native of Manchester, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 24 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 3 June 1916. Joined 11th Bn, in the field, 29 July 1916. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 9 November 1916 (debility and trench feet), and transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 1st General Hospital, Etretat, 11 November 1916. Transferred to England, 12 November 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, 13 November 1916; transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 11 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 22 April 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 11 September 1917; rejoined unit (date not recorded). Wounded in action, 2 October 1917 (gassed: mustard gas), and admitted to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train, 4 October 1917, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville. Died of gas poisoning, 11 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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