Gunner

William Batson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Adopted son of Frederick and Elizabeth Batson, of Okaihau, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12724
Name:
William Batson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.H. Brown (mother), Oratia, via Waikumete, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 3 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
10 November 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. D. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Batson
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