Person:Tony Batley (1)

FULL NAME Robert Anthony Leighton Batley RANK LAST HELD Corporal FORENAME(S) Robert Anthony Leighton SURNAME Batley WAR World War II, 1939-1945 SERIAL NO.NZ425632 GENDER Male BODY ON EMBARKATION Royal New Zealand Air Force LAST UNIT SERVED Royal New Zealand Air Force PLACE OF DEATH Wellington, New Zealand DATE OF DEATH 3 August 2004 AGE AT DEATH 80 YEAR OF DEATH 2004 CEMETERY NAME Cremated OBITUARY Death notice: New Zealand Herald BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Served in Solomon Islands 1944-1945 Received QSM in 1995 for community service Funeral Service was at Wanganui Collegiate Chapel, followed by a private cremation FURTHER REFERENCES Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand Roll of Honour. Auckland, Roll of Honour Publications. SOURCES USED New Zealand Herald