BATTES, Harold Allin
(Service number 11/496)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Masterton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- A Mason, Makirikiri | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | C.A Battes (father), Loan & Mercantile, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Orari or Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 August 1915 | Age | 28 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 (NZ) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Harold Battes was the son of Charles Allin and Emma Battes
Sources
Temuka through the years: an informal history (Temuka History Book Committee, 2009); Cenotaph Sep 2013
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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