Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Eric Charles Battye
Eric Charles Battye's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Eric Charles Battye
Rank: Captain [Capt]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 16 July 1918
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 3 Jerusalem War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BATTYE, Capt. Eric Charles. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 16th July, 1918. Age 32. Son of Charles Herbert Wynyard Battye and Isabella Battye, of 37, Wentworth Rd., Strathfield, New South Wales. Native of Balmain, New South Wales. H. 87.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Eric Charles Battye from The AIF Project:
| Date of birth | 17 January 1892 ; secondary dob: 21/12/1887 |
| Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
| School | Balmain |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Wynyaro, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabelle Battye, Wynyaro, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Cadets and Senior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | 19 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Promotions | Lieutenant Unit: 4th Division Artillery Promotion date: 25 March 1917 |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Unspecified Recommendation date: 28 March 1918 |
| Fate | Killed in Action 16 July 1918 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 87), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Herbert Wynyard and Isabella BATTYE, 37 Wentworth Road, Strathfield, New South Wales. Native of Balmain, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1032 Sergeant Raymond Vincent BATTYE, Australian Divisional Train, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Battles in Palestine1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Eric Charles Battye
