Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Portrait of Pte George Conybear Batchelor, No 1 Section, 2nd
Divisional Signal Company, of Moonee Ponds, Vic. He was
later promoted to sergeant and returned to Australia on
29 June 1919 with the 5th Divisional Signal Company.
Australian War Memorial Collection.
http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/DA11488
Batchelor G C Sapper 3623 George Conybear 2 Div Sig Co 18 Electrician Single Meth
Address: Moonee Ponds, Eglinton St, 169 "Nidma"
Next of Kin: Batchelor, G, father, 169 Eglinton St, Moonee Ponds
Enlisted: 13 Jul 1915
Embarked: A40 Ceramic 23 Nov 1915
Word has been received that Signaller George Batchelor has been promoted to corporal, and has been mentioned in despatches for keeping the telephone wires repaired while under shell fire. He enlisted on his 18th birthday, was in Egypt six months, and has been in France since early in July. He was a member of the Essendon lacrosse club and a scholar at the Ascot Vale Methodist Sunday school.
WITH THE COLOURS. (1916, September 28). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74594229 |
Mr. G. Batchelor, of "Nidma," Eglinton street, Moonee Ponds, has received word that his son, George, has been promoted to Sergeant. He has been in France 14 months.
ROLL OF HONOUR. (1917, August 9). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74603356 |
Sig. Batchelor, 5th Division Signalling Coy, who has been serving with the colours since since July, 1915, has been wounded. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Batchelor, 169 Eglinton street. Moonee Ponds.
ROLL OF HONOR. (1918, September 26). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 25, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607172 |
Moonee Ponds West State School
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours