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BATTEN, Thomas Rowland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 538 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Exmouth, Devonshire, England, July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 33, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 538, 37th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 538, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 538, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Batten was killed in action during a raid on the German trenches at Houplines by the 37th Battalion on 28 January 1917. The wire was not cut and casualties were heavy, the enemy machine guns opened fire whilst the raiders were trying to get over the wire and they did not get into the enemy trenches. 13 men from the unit were killed during this raid.
His younger brother, G/28547 Private Albert Edwin Batten 8th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) died in France 21 March 1918, aged 20 years.