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BATCHELOR, George William
(Service number 7/2459)

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	25 April 1894	Place of Birth	Sefton, North Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	(1) 25 August 1915; (2) 12 January 1916	Age	(1) 21 years 4 months; (2) 21 years
Address at Enlistment	Makikihi P. O.
Occupation	Farm labourer
Previous Military Experience	2nd South Canterbury Regiment - discharged on account of appendicitis
Marital Status	(1) Single; (2) Married
Next of Kin	Mr C. A . BATCHELOR (father), Makikihi, Canterbury
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	(1) Height 5 feet 10 inches. Weight 161 lbs. Chest measurement 34-37 inches. Complexion medium. Eyes grey. Hair medium brown. Sight normal - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. heart & lungs normal. Teeth - upper artificial, lower satisfactory. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. Says he has bever had afit. Had appendicitis 5 weeks ago & had appendix removed - wound now healed soundly. (2) Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 11 stone 7 lbs. Chest measurement 34-37½ inches. Complexion medium, Eyes grey. Hair dark brown. Sight, hearing & colour vision all normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth - upper artificial, lower good. Illnesses - appendicitis , , , , Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. no slight defects. No fits. Fit.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Discharge

Date	7 September 1915	Reason	Medically unfit.

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Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date	19 August 1942	Age	48 years
Place of Death	Dunedin
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 26 August 1942
Memorial or Cemetery	Otautau - Hodgkinson Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Block VII, Plot 1
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

George William Batchelor was the second son of Charles Alfred and Hannah Sophia (née Thompson). Born on 25 April 1894 at Sefron, North Canterbury, he was educated at Mount Grey Downs and Sefton schools before transferring to Studholme in October 1907.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives New Zealand ref. AABK 18805 W5520 0012390) [28 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 February 2017]; Timaru Herald, 26 August 1942 (Timaru District Library) [28 February 2017]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [11 March 2017]

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