Henry Thomas BATCHELOR

Regimental number6/1236
Date of birth1 June 1894
Place of birthGrey Downs, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBurnham
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinT H Batchelor, Burnham, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Thomas Henry and Mary Batchelor, Hilton, Temuka
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 2 May 1915.

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915, and admitted to HS 'Southland'; admitted to Intarfa Hospital, Malta,18 May 1915. Embarked on SS 'Scotian' for Alexandria, 14 June 1915; marched in to NZ Advanced Base Depot, Mustapha, 16 June 1915; embarked to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 25 June 1915.

Wounded in action and reported missing, 8 August 1915; subsequently reported killed in action.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805