Raymond Vincent BATTYE

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BATTYE, Raymond Vincent

Service Number:	1032
Enlisted:	6 March 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Veterinary Section
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, 18 February 1894
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Grazier
Memorials:	Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1
9 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
9 May 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
29 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Veterinary Corps

Rank - Sergeant

29 July 1917 - Taken on strength at Moascar

24 September 1917 - Taken on strength at A.A.V.C training depot

30 March 1919 - Admitted to Scottish Horse Field Ambulance - pneumonia

3 July 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Dunlace Castle

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Isabella and the late Charles Herbert of 'Wynyard', 37 Wentworth Road, Strathfield, New South Wales. Brother of Eric Charles Battye killed in action on 16 July 1918

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