Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Bateman

Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date	08/03/1878
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Donald
Death Date	1955
Death Place	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Units	17th Australian Infantry Battalion 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Caulfield Donald
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918

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Date of birth	08/03/1878	Donald, Victoria.
Date of enlistment	04/05/1915
Date of embarkation	10/05/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	04/05/1915	Appointed to the 21st Battalion with the rank of major.
Other units	23/02/1916	58th Battalion.
Other units	19/07/1917	Transferred to the 23rd Battalion.
Other	1917-03-08 - 1917-06-01	Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1917-03-08 - 1917-06-01	Seconded to command the 23rd Battalion.
Other units	06/01/1917	Transferred to the 24th Battalion.
Other units	05/01/1917	Detached for duty with the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date promoted	03/08/1918	Appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Other units	03/08/1918	Transferred to command the 19th Battalion.
Other units	1918-10-10 - 1918-12-05	Transferred to command the 17th Battalion.
Other units	1919-03-08 - 1919-04-08	Assumed duties as Commandant AIF Depot Tidworth.
Date returned to Australia	18/07/1919
Other units	26/01/1919	Attached to the 20th Battalion as temporary Commanding Officer.
Other	08/11/1919	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	1955	Caulfield, Victoria.