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BATCHELOR, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1675 |
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| 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 District WW1Roll of Honour, Broomehill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
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
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