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Reginald Lawrie Batten (1904 - 1943)

Major Reginald Lawrie Batten
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
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Died at age 39 in Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guineamap
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Reginald Lawrie Batten was born on 5th June 1904 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was the son of George Batten and Lily Aufderheide. [1]

He married Gertrude Mary Jennnings on 19 December 1931 at the Methodist Church, Mount Barker, South Australia. [2]

On 17th July 1940 Reginald was commissioned as a Captain in the Second Australian Imperial Force, his nation's volunteer overseas expeditionary force for the Second World War. He was appointed commander of D Company, 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion. He was later promoted to Major and posted as second-in-command to the 2/48th Battalion. His next-of-kin was listed as Gertrude Batten. [3]
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Major Reginald Batten died of wounds at Lae, Papua during the Second World War.

Aged 39 years, he died of wounds on 23rd November 1943 and is buried in Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. Reginald Lawrie Batten's name is located at panel 63 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.

He was Mentioned in Despatches, equivalent to today's Commendation for Gallantry, on two occasions: gazetted 30th June 1942 [4] and gazetted 8th March 1945 in London. [5] Following the war his family was issued his campaign and service medals: 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945.

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  1. ↑ South Australia Birth Index #731/74 1904
  2. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 3 Apr 2024) database entry for Reginald Laurie BATTEN (Age 27, Marital status S, Father George John BATTEN) and Gertrude Mary JENNINGS (Age 25, Marital status S, Father Samuel JENNINGS) 19 Dec 1931 at Methodist Church Mount Barker. Reference: District Mount Barker, Book/Page 329/715
  3. ↑ Deaprtment of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: SX8894 Major Reginald Lawrie Batten; accessed 17 Sep 2022
  4. ↑ Australian War Memorial honours and awards: Mention in Despatches; accessed 17 Sep 2022
  5. ↑ Australian War Memorial honours and awards: Mention in Despatches; accessed 17 Sep 2022

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Categories: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Adelaide, South Australia | Mentioned in Despatches | 1939-1945 Star | Africa Star | Pacific Star | Defence Medal | War Medal 1939-1945 | Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 | 2nd 43rd Infantry Battalion, Australian Army, World War II | 2nd 48th Infantry Battalion, Australian Army, World War II | Lae War Cemetery and Memorial, Lae, Papua New Guinea | Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Died of Wounds, Australia, World War II