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Frank BATT

Regimental number477
Place of birthLondon, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address27 Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 9"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMrs J. Batt, 51 Vienna Road, Bermondsey, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the East Surrey Regiment, British Army, for 6 years, including service in the Boer War.
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialPluggo's Plateau Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
58
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John BATT, husband of Harriett L. BATT, 11 North Parade, Camborne, Cornwall, England. Native of Camborne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Found guilty, 2 November 1914, of (1) being absent without leave; (2) striking picquet while under arrest: awarded 16 hours' detention, and forfeits 1 day's pay plus 4/-.

Found guilty, Mena, 6 January 1915, of being absent without leave: awarded 120 hours' detention, and forfeits 1 day's pay.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli Peninsula, 25 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BATT Frank

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