SURNAME
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Batten
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NAME
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Richard Henry
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PLACE-BIRTH
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Whittlesea,Melbourne, Victoria
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OCCUPATION
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Labourer
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PLACE-ENLISTMENT
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Port Douglas
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DATE-ENLISTMENT
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8/02/1915
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NEXT-OF-KIN
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[mother] Mrs. Mary Ann Batten. Whittlesea, Victoria.
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LINK-TO-DOUGLAS SHIRE
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Employed in the district, enlisted Port Douglas.
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REGIMENT-1
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25th Battalion A.I.F.
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REGIMENT-2
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26th Battalion A.I.F.
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RANK
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2nd. Lieut.
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CAMPAIGN-1
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Western Front
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DATE-DISCHARGED
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1/10/1925, Retired
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OTHER-INFO
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1/10/1925 Retired. Transferred to retired list & to retain rank. Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
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STORY-OUTLINE
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Richard Henry Batten was a labourer in the Douglas district when war broke out. He enlisted at Port Douglas in February 1915. Sergeant Batten left Australia in transport A60 'Aenaes' on the 26/05/15 with the 25th Battalion. He became Lieutenant; on the 12/10/18 he transferred to 26th Battalion. Then he proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force and disembarked Marseilles 23/12/18. He returned to Australia per H.T. 'Chemnitz' and from there he disembarked in Melbourne on the 5/09/19. He was transferred to the retired list on the 1/10/1925 and retained his rank.
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SERVICE-NO
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22
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