BATTERSBY, Kenneth Mae
| Service Number: | 2396 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1955, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2396, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2396, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Val Sparnaay
When Kenneth Maurice BATTERSBY was born on 1 September 1896 in Geelong, Victoria, his father, James, was 25 and his mother, Isabella, was 26. He married Harriet Louisa Matilda Moore in 1916 in Victoria. They had three children during their marriage. He died on 25 January 1955 in Ascot Vale, Victoria, at the age of 58.
Kenneth Maie BATTERSBY
Regimental number 2396Address
Ashton, 30 Ridgeway Street, Kensington, Victoria
Married
Age at embarkation
19
Next of kin
Wife, Mrs Harriett Louisa Battersby, Ashton, 30 Ridgeway Street, Kensington, Victoria
Enlistment date
18 September 1915
Rank on enlistment
Private
Unit name
4th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
Death
Wednesday 26 January 1955, page 14
BATTERSBY. - On January 25 (suddenly), at Geelong Hospital, Kenneth Mae, dearly beloved hus-band of Harriett (Addie) Battersby, of 98 Epsom rd.. Ascot Vale, lov-ing father of Kenneth, Richard (Port Moresby), and Irene. -In God's care.
BATTERSBY. - On January 25 (suddenly), Kenneth Mae, loved youngest son of Isabella Margaret, and loving brother of Clive and Irene (Mrs. R. Rutley), 42 Bal-moral avenue, Strathmore.