Regimental number | 943 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Highbury School, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 107 Cornwell Street, London, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, William Batson, 107 Cornwall Street, St Georges in the East, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ross, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave 21), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah Anne BATSON, 107 Cornwall Streey, St. George in the East, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |