BATTON, Robert Elliott
| Service Number: | 2493 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nelson, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Oaklleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ararat General Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2493, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 2493, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 2493, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
John James Urquhart
My grandfather John James Urquhart served with Sargent Robert Elliot Batton in the ww1 in 22nd Battalion . I recall my grandfather talking about “Bobby Baton’s bravery and I know that these 2 veterans of WW1 had a strong friendship during and after the war.
Robert Elliot Batton’s bravery is detailed in the 22nd Battalion book by Eugene Gorman’s book “with the twenty second”.
I have seen the surname Batton written as: Baton.
This needs checking.
Bobbie Batton had the decorations, military medal and bar, and distinctive conduct medal awarded to him.
I have attached the photograph of Bobbie Baton from the family Robinson / Urquhart Family collection.
Submitted 15 August 2021 by John Robinson
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Death Registration
Name: Robert Elliot Batton
Birth Year: abt 1893
Age: 82
Death Place: Oakleigh, Victoria
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Annie Reader
Registration Year: 1975
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 24491
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