Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Victor Thomas Arthur Batten
Victor Thomas Arthur Batten's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Victor Thomas Arthur Batten
Service number: 860
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 3rd Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 11 February 1919
Cemetery or memorial details: Coburg VIC C of E C 6th Row 547.C
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Victor Thomas Arthur Batten from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 860 |
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Plasterer |
| Address | 7 Roper Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 6' 4" |
| Weight | 192 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Batten, 'Tom's Court,' off Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | 5 years Geelong Garrison Artillery; 5 years Cape Garrison Artillery; 2 years 8 months German Transport Conductor, Africa; 10 months, 3rd Light Horse Regiment (AIF) |
| Enlistment date | 10 December 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 10 December 1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 1 July 1915 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt Disembarked Suez, 27 April 1915. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HMAT A70 Ballarat, 5 July 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1915; discharged Melbourne, 10 May 1916 (medically unfit, asthma). Re-enlisted and attached for duty with base Postal unit, 3rd Military District (prior to discharge), 21 October 1915; discharged, 23 January 1919. Joined 3rd Military District Guard, 24 January 1919; died of disease, No 5 Australian General Hospital, Melbourne, 11 February 1919 (pneumonic influenza). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | 11 February 1919 |
| Age at death | 43 |
| Place of burial | Coburg Cemetery (Plot C, Row 6, Grave No. 547), Victoria |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BATTEN Victor Thomas Arthur |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Victor Thomas Arthur Batten
