| SURNAME | Batten |
| NAME | Richard Henry |
| PLACE-BIRTH | Whittlesea,Melbourne, Victoria |
| OCCUPATION | Labourer |
| PLACE-ENLISTMENT | Port Douglas |
| DATE-ENLISTMENT | 8/02/1915 |
| NEXT-OF-KIN | [mother] Mrs. Mary Ann Batten. Whittlesea, Victoria. |
| LINK-TO-DOUGLAS SHIRE | Employed in the district, enlisted Port Douglas. |
| REGIMENT-1 | 25th Battalion A.I.F. |
| REGIMENT-2 | 26th Battalion A.I.F. |
| RANK | 2nd. Lieut. |
| CAMPAIGN-1 | Western Front |
| DATE-DISCHARGED | 1/10/1925, Retired |
| OTHER-INFO | 1/10/1925 Retired. Transferred to retired list & to retain rank. Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal |
| STORY-OUTLINE | 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. |
| SERVICE-NO | 22 |
