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Alfred James Batchelor

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Portrait of Private Alfred 'Fred' James Bachelor, taken circa early 1917. Image kindly priovided by Vivienne McIsaac (November 2018). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Private Alfred 'Fred' James Bachelor, taken circa early 1917. Image kindly priovided by …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred James AWMM
  • Surname
    Batchelor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35411 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 November 1894 AWMM Sefton, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Builder/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Batchelor (mother), Ashley Bank, North Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    25 March 1925 AWMM Married/InterWar AWMM
    Dorothy Guy in Christchurch AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35411 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
    WW1 5 January 1917 AWMM Labourer/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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • The second son of William James and Elizabeth Catherine Batchelor. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 March 1987 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22280626
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      62: 25 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The parting of the ways : a souvenir record of the triumphs, tribulations and maritime musings of returning draft H.M.N.Z.T No. 217, 'Zealandic'. January 18th, 1919 to February 26th, 1919. AWMM

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04 August 2017RonPalmerston northSelf

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