Batten, 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 and 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
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