William Henry BATSON

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Service Number:	943
Enlisted:	13 November 1915, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Mining Corps
Born:	London, England, United Kingdom, 1891
Home Town:	Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Highbury School, London, England
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Black Watch shaft, France, 27 November 1916
Cemetery:	Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 21 , Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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13 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 943, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 943, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 943, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 943, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 943, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
27 Nov 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 943, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 943 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27

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