Bateup, John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bateup, John Service Number 2531 Killed in Action 7th June 1917 Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Bateup, John

SERVICE NO

2531

UNIT

54th Batallion 3rd Renf.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

19 yrs 5 mths / 2nd attempt 20 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Dubbo, NSW

ADDRESS

22 Dec 1915 Gilgandra, NSW

OCCUPATION

Farmer/Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

1 Feb 1916/ 2nd attempt 27 Sept 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Dubbo, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

18 mths Service Militia

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Alfred Bateup c/- PO Wyee Northern Line

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’5” Weight 131 lbs . Chest 32½-36 Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Mid Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

17 Nov 1916- Sydney per SS“Port Napier”.

DISEMBARKED

29 Jan 1917- Devonport

NOTES

22 Mar 1916 admitted hosp- Measles- discharged at mothers request 5 May 1916- Mother;- Mrs Martha May Erskins “Lochona” Broughton St. Canterbury, NSW

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

7 Jun 1917- KIA Belgium Killed by shell fire

BURIED

1 mile SSE of Messines Village

MEDALS

British War Medal-53523, Victory Medal-52723. Memorial Plaque & Scroll325785 to father

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS

Sydney Morning Herald 8.6.1918. P.11. IN MEMORIUM BATEUP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In loving memory of Private John Bateup killed in France, June 1917. Inserted by his loving mother and brother.

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3057047

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3057047

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3057047

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3057047

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3057047

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