| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mr T.D. Bathgate (father), Pakiri, Rodney County, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address |
| C/o Wright Stephenson & Co. Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| 26 (Canterbury) Battalion |
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| Last Unit Served |
| New Zealand Army Service Corps, 6 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company |
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| Cause of Death |
| Accidentally killed on active service |
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| Cemetery Name |
| Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Smyth Road, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia |
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| Memorial Name |
| Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes |
| Norman Bathgate was the son of Thomas Duncan Bathgate and Letitia Mabel Bathgate, of Hamilton, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image |
- Portrait, Weekly News
- Headstone, Perth War Cemetery, Australia (photo F. Caddy 2012)
- Cross of Sacrifice, Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Australia (photo F. Caddy 2012)
- Wide view, Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Australia (photo F. Caddy 2012)
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| Sources Used |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941)
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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