BATEUP, Reuben (Stanley Reuben)
| Service Number: | 1411 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunning, New South Wales, 11 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Milsons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 28 April 1953, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Cremated |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1411, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1411, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1411, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1411, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1411, 20th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, For conspicuous bravery by bringing in the wounded at Flers | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1411, 20th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion, GSW (thigh) | |
| 26 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1411, 20th Infantry Battalion |
Awarded the Military Medal
For consistent good work and devotion to duty. This NCO showed conspicuous bravery by bringing in the wounded at Flers after an attack the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade on 14/11/16.
AWM Honours and Awards
Submitted 25 August 2015 by Steve Larkins
Mentioned in Despatches
'This N.C.O. showed great dash and bravery during the counter-attack of morning 15th April in front of LAGNICOURT. He led his men gallantly setting an excellent example to those under his command. He was most useful in investigating likely enemy strong points.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917
Source: AIF Project
Submitted 25 August 2015 by Steve Larkins
Biography
Actor David Wenham's grandfather as outlined on the ABC program "Who Do You Think You Are?" 25 August 2015
Given name Stanley committed from enlistment documents.
Wife, Mrs Lilian Bateup, Dinds Hotel, Fitzroy Street, Millsons Point, Sydney, New South Wales
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