Regimental number | 62066 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | North Adelaide private school, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Factory hand |
Address | Croydon, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Batten, Robert Street, Croydon, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1-6 (SA) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board SS Gaika on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia. Mother: "It will be noticed he died on the eve of Armistice Day. We were all rejoicing; little did we know of his death." |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 19.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Fovant (St. George), Churchyard (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 3), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie BATTEN, Burke Street, West Croydon, South Australia |