Frederick Westbrooke BATESON MM

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BATESON, Frederick Westbrooke

Service Numbers:	103, 956, 887
Enlisted:	3 September 1914
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Westbrooke Station near Wellington, South Australia, 5 April 1877
Home Town:	Port Elliot, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Illness, Western Australia, 16 November 1952, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Rose Gardens Wall 0 - 0217
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 956, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 103, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 887
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Driver, 887, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Driver, 887, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Medic, Fremantle

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Biography contributed

Frederick Westbrooke BATESON was born in Westbrooke Station near Wellington in South Australia on 5th April, 1877

His parents were Richard Henry BATESON & Caroline HARSLETT

He married Sybil Agnes Burt TAYLOR in Perth, WA in 1906

Frederick served in both the Boer War and WW1

Biography

Also served with 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse. Enlisted AIF 17 August 1914, Driver Australian Army Service Corps, promoted Corporal, awarded Military Medal for bravery in the field 30 September 1917, returned to Australia 23 September 1918.

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