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John Robert BOTTEN

Regimental number3070
Place of birthMoonlight Flat, Castlemaine, Victoria
SchoolCastlemaine South State School No 119, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronmoulder
Address12 Gibbs Street, Balaclava, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Charles Botten, 12 Gibbs Street, Balaclava, Victoria
Previous military service50th Infantry; Served 4 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death11 October 1917
Age at death20
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 11), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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