Private 11380 William Henry Batten
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/1915
Previous Reg/Num: transf. to (369849) 285th Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps
Age at death: 32
Date of death: 16th of December 1917
Born: Saltney, Chesire
Burial / Memorial: St Pierre Cemetery Amiens - VIII. D. 5.
BMD details:
Marriage: 4th Qtr 1907 William Henry Batten to Emily Layman at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Vol 11a - Page 1351.
Census details:
1891 - 6 years old schoolboy William H is living at 9 Williams Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil with parents Henry (28), Elizabeth (26) and two siblings: Elizabeth A (5), John (2). Also at the address are lodgers Thomas H Davies (19) and William Davies (66). 1901 - 16 years old 'Coal Miner' William H is still living at 9 Williams Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil with parents Henry (38), Elizabeth (36) and seven siblings: Elizabeth A (15), John B (12), Martha J (9), Edgar (7), Ernest (5), Ether (2), Beatrice M (1 Wk). 1911 - Sees 26 years old William H living at 238 Abercynon Road Abercynon with wife of three years Emily (26) and son William Hene (2 mths) No occupation given in the 1911 census.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/11380WilliamHenryBatten.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Henry Batten at St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens
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