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BATESON, Royal David

Service Numbers:	62069, S73116
Enlisted:	8 June 1918
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Miram, Victoria, Australia , 26 December 1899
Home Town:	Greenock, Light, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairy Hand - School Teacher
Died:	Natural Causes, Mt Pleasant, South Australia, 22 April 1966, aged 66 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cemetery Reference: Aca D. Path DK, 460
Memorials:	Freeling WW2 Memorial

World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62069, 2nd Field Bakery and Butchery
6 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 62069, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
6 Aug 1918:	Embarked Private, 62069, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, SS Gaika, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 62069
16 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 62069, 2nd Field Bakery and Butchery, Discharged at HQ 4th Military District, Keswick, South Australia

World War 2 Service

21 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, S73116, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
21 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S73116
21 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Nuriootpa, SA
10 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), S73116, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
10 Nov 1945:	Discharged

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