Regimental number | 6955 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Millie Batten c/o Mrs Gates, 4 Selwin Street, Canterbury, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served with the 3rd Engineers and the 23rd Battalion |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 10), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Father: William Henry BATTEN; Wife: Mary M. BATTEN, 114 Grey Street, East Melbourne, Australia. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 57 Bertie BATTEN for first period of service. |