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The Advertiser Friday 27 April 1917 page 8

THE LATE PRIVATE W. E. BATH.
Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Bath, of 13 Scott street, Parkside, have been notified that their eldest son, Private W. E. Bath, was killed in action on April 2. He enlisted in August, 1915, and left South Australia on January 11, 1916, with his mate, Private Harry Osborne, with whom he had served five years' apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker. They left Egypt early in July for France, serving together till August, 1916, when Private Osborne was killed. Private Bath was a member of a machine gun company. He was beloved by all his friends for his kind and genial disposition.

Observer Newspaper

News has been received by his parents, Mr and Mrs W A Bath of Scott Street, Parkside, that heir son, Private Will Bath, was killed in action on April 2. The deceased enlisted early in August 1915, with a mate Pte. H O Osborne. These two soldiers served five years apprenticeship under the firm of Burton & Knills, cabinet makers, Maylands, and were together until the death of Pte. Osborne. They left South Australia with reinforecments of the 'Fighting Tenth' in January, 1916, for Egypt, whence they embarked for France early in July. They then served together until death parted them. Pte. Bath made many friends by his kind and genial disposition. He was a member of the Parkside Methodist Church and Sunday School.