BATTEN, Norman
| Service Number: | 62066 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1918, Place of enlistment - Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowden, Adelaide South Australia, 20 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, South Australia |
| Schooling: | North Adelaide Private School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Factory Hand |
| Died: | Influenza and Broncho Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 10 November 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England Plot I, Row F, Grave 3 Headstone Inscription "ALL THAT IT MEANT TO LOSE HIM ONLY OUR SAD HEARTS KNOW MOTHER", |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62066, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Place of enlistment - Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 62066, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Embarked on SS Gaika from Adelaide on 6th August 1918, disembarking London, England on 13th October 1918. | |
| 27 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 62066, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital on 27th October 1918 with Influenza, succumbing to the illness on 10th November 1918. | |
| 10 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62066, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 62066 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-10 |
Private Norman Batten
From WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 10th November......Private Norman Batten was born at Bowden, South Australia in 1899. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 4th January, 1918 as an 18 year old Factory Hand.
Private Batten embarked from Adelaide on 6th August, 1918. He was sent to Ship's Hospital for 4 days with Influenza & arrived in England on 13th October, 1918. He was sent to 9th Training Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire on 13th October, 1918 & hospitalised on 26th October, 1918.
Private Norman Batten died on 10th November, 1918 (the eve of the Armistice) at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Influenza & Broncho Pneumonia
Submitted 10 November 2019 by Evan Evans
Died on Eve of Armistice Day
"It will be noticed he died on the eve of Armistice Day.
We were all rejoicing; little did we know of his death."
Mother
Submitted 6 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of John and Annie (nee McRAE) BATTEN of Burke Street, West Croydon, South Australia. Born at Adelaide.
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular - Died of pneumonia. Mother: "It will be noticed he died on the eve of Armistice Day. We were all rejoicing; little did we know of his death."
Burial Report regarding the Late 62066 Private Batten
'Deceased was buried with full Military honours the coffin draped with the Australian flag being borne to his graveside on a Gun-carriage. The cortege was preceded by a Firing Party and Band from the 9th Australian Training Battalion. Six of the deceased's Unit comrades supported the Pall.
3 Officers and about 100 N.C.O.s and Men from the deceased's late Unit followed the remains to the graveside. Wreaths from Officers N.C.O. and Men from the Unit were placed on the grave after the "Last Post" had been sounded.
Headquarters A.I.F. Depots in United Kingdom were represented at the funeral.'
The Officiating Clergyman was Chaplain T. McVittie (OPD) 9th Training Battalion Fovant
Date of interment - 15th November 1918 at 11:00am
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