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Name	William Percy Batt
Born	3 December, 1879 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	7 April, 1947 (aged 67) Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Battery Point Model School (Tas) (student, 1884-1889) South Hobart Primary School (Tas) (student, 1890-1894)
Occupation or Descriptor *	yachtsman/woman (1907-1939) Tasmania, Australia soldier (1916-1919) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (soldier)
Key Organisations *	Derwent Model Yacht Club (member, 1890-1900) Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (member, 1910-1947)

* Dates are approximate