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In Remembrance of
Herbert William Llewellyn Batten
"Bertie" as he was known to his family was born on 2nd December 1922 in Portsmouth, Hampshire to Herbert and Mary Batten. The family lived in Fareham, Hampshire. He attended The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook from November 1934 to May 1938. He entered the Navy and was trained at H.M.S. St Vincent.
Bertie was related by marriage to Petty Officer Edward James Purnell Bishop who was also lost when Hood was sunk.
A precious family memory was of a night before they set sail from Rosyth on the last voyage Bertie had spent an evening with his Auntie Annie and cousins in Fallin near Stirling playing cards. He was never forgotten by all the family they always spoke fondly of him and were heartbroken for their young cousin when he died. Bertie had one sister, Rosemary, who passed away in 2019.
He was 18 years old at the time of his loss.