Regimental number | 3229 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 118 Ifould Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Bateman, 118 Ifould Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 February 1916 (rash on back; discharged to duty, 3 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 7 March 1916 (eczema); transferred to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 22 March 1916 (acne and eczema); discharged, 4 April 1916 (scabies). Taken on strength, 48th Bn, 26 April 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, 1 May 1916 (acne), and transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station (furunculosis); rejoined Bn, 16 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 23 June 1916 (acne vulgaris); transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, 24 June 1916 (boils); to Ambulance Train No 25, and admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 30 June 1916; transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 1 July 1916; discharged to duty, 3 July 1916; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 5 July 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 December 1916 (ulcer), and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 4 December 1916 (corneal ulcer); to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 7 December 1916; to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 10 December 1916; proceeded to join Bn from 4th Division Headquarters, 9 February 1917. Admitted to hospital, 14 February 1917 (no further details recorded); rejoined 4th Division Headquarters, 17 March 1917. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 October 1917 (nephritis), and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Ambulance Train; admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 9 October 1917; transferred to England, 12 October 1917, and admitted to Kitchener War Hospital, Brighton, 13 October 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 24 October 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 30 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Persic', 21 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne (nephritis); discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 28 March 1918. War service: 2 years 244 days (of which 2 years 109 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Cause of death: tuberculosis |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 53 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 9 West, Grave 14), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BATEMAN John Alfred |