Bertram Leslie Batten (SN 57) was born in Ballarat and educated at Dana Street State School. He enlisted, for the first time, as a 24-year-old carpenter at Broken Hill on August 21st 1914. He embarked on the ‘Geelong’ on September 22nd and sailed to Egypt with the 3rd Field Company Engineers. While in Egypt ‘eyesight problems’ were identified and he was returned to Australia on the Itonus, reaching Melbourne on July 18th 1916. He was discharged as medically unfit ‘defective vision’ on January 4th 1917. Little more than three months later, on April 19th, he re-enlisted using the name Albert Leslie Batten (SN 6955). He embarked once again on May 11th 1917 aboard the Ascanius and reached France in November to serve with the 23rd Battalion. He had disclosed his correct name before he was wounded in fighting near Hamel and died of his wounds on July 4th 1918. He was 28 years of age and is buried in Crouy British Cemetery. He is remembered on the honour board of the Dana Street State School.