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Ferdinand Henry Charles Batchelor

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ferdinand Henry Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Batchelor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    590505 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 April 1910 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Onslow, Miller's Flat, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C. Batchelor (wife), Onslow, Miller's Flat, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 01 Jul 1943-31 December 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    590505 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Sheep farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Ferdinand Stanley and Florence Margaret Batchelor (née Butterworth), of Dunedin.

    Husband of Cecil Edith Batchelor (née Elworthy), of Timaru.

    "Though in this area [Monte Trocchio, Italy] the regiment was relieved of some of the strain of the forward line, it was far from free from shellfire of heavy calibre guns. On the 25th, A Squadron had one man killed, Lance-Corporal Dunn, and on the 28th C Squadron suffered six more casualties, of whom Second-Lieutenant Batchelor died later that night." (Loughnan 1963) AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 28 February 1944 AWMM
      Age 33 AWMM
      Italy, Europe AWMM
    • 28 February 1944 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 33 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI.B.19. AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 16, Plot 71 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2608131
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p. 329. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.13 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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