John BATCHELOR

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Service Number:	1675
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Preston, Lancashire, England, 1894
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Line Repairer
Died:	Died of wounds - cerebral abscess caused by head wound, 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 14 October 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 76 , Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broomehill War Memorial

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA
22 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1675, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1675, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle
30 Jun 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound to the head. Transferred to Cairo on 8 July 1915

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Next of kin given as his brother Alfred Batchelor of Broome Hill, WA. Son of Ann Batchelor of 117 Plunginton Road, Preston, Lancashire, England

11 September 1915 - admitted to Cairo Hospital. Cerebal Abcess from head wound received in late June

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal