Regimental number | 2376 |
Place of birth | Rylstone New South Wales |
School | Pyangle Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Glenangle Lue, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Father, William Batten, Glenangle Lue, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served 2 years in the NSW Permanent Artillery (1898-1900), attaining the rank of Bombardier. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | At the time of enlistment he owned land and stock valued at #1000. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 41.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and the late Margaret BATTEN. Native of Lue, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: William McGrath, killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |