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BATCHELOR, Archibald Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2233 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodstock, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woodstock, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 13 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cradoc Pictorial Honour Roll, Franklin Congregational Church HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2233, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2233, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2233, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2233, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2233 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-13 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlistment date 20 July 1915
Taken on strength, 5/2/16.
Unit - 26th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915-age at embarkation-21.
Next of kin Father, Geo J J Batchelor, Woodstock, Huon, Tasmania.
Connection with Richmond, Surrey not established but he is remembered on the war memorial.
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