Baterz | |
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| Birth name | Barnaby Charles Ward |
| Born | 3 July 1969 Canberra, Australia |
| Died | 22 July 2002 (aged 33) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1989–2002 |
| Labels | Round Records Army of Nerds |
| Formerly of | The Bedridden |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/baterz |
Barnaby Charles Ward, akaBaterz, was an Australian musician born in Canberra on July 3, 1969. [1] He was a founding member of cult band The Bedridden and garnered an enthusiastic following as a solo performer. [2] Baterz was born with haemophilia, a hereditary disease which affects the ability of the blood to clot. In 1984 Baterz was diagnosed with HIV, contracted via a routine blood tranfusion a year earlier. [2] In 2002 he was diagnosed with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy; he died that year in Adelaide on Monday July 22. [3]
A tribute album in 2009, Great Big Squiddy Fun, included recordings by Deborah Conway and Tex Perkins. [4]
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