Harry Bateman (1896–1976) was an
English
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artist.
Bateman volunteered for the
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, serving alongside the other two arms of t ...
.
During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, he served as a
gunner and
signaller
A signaller, signalman, colloquially referred to as a radioman or signaleer in the armed forces is a specialist soldier, sailor or airman responsible for military communications. Signallers, a.k.a. Combat Signallers or signalmen or women, are ...
in the
Somme-
Thiepval
Thiepval (; pcd, Tièbvo) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Thiepval is located north of Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and approximately northeast of Amiens.
Population
First World ...
and
Beaumont-Hamel
Beaumont-Hamel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
During the First World War, Beaumont-Hamel was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme, one of the larg ...
area during April to November 1916 and was hospitalised subsequently.
Bateman was a member of the
Fylingdales Group of Artists
The Fylingdales Group of Artists is a group of Yorkshire-based artists in England.
The group was founded in 1925 at Denton Hawley's studio, located at Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire. Initially, there were eight members, including Owen Bowen, Dam ...
in
Yorkshire
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.
His work is in the collection of the
Scarborough Art Gallery
Scarborough Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English town of Scarborough. It is housed in a Grade II* Italianate villa in Scarborough’s Crescent, designed by Richard Hey Sharp (1793-1853). The gallery is administered by the Scarborough ...
.
References
1896 births
1976 deaths
Artists from Yorkshire
British Army personnel of World War I
Royal Field Artillery soldiers
20th-century English painters
English landscape painters
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