Real_Mr_Foobar t1_iwv2mzr wrote on November 18, 2022 at 3:58 PM Reply to comment by Orinslayer in TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. by idiocrites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(military) A military officer's personal servant. If you watched Downton Abbey, Lord Gratham's valet, Mr Bates, had previously been his batman in the Boer Wars. Permalink Parent 7
Real_Mr_Foobar t1_iwv2mzr wrote
Reply to comment by Orinslayer in TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. by idiocrites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(military)
A military officer's personal servant. If you watched Downton Abbey, Lord Gratham's valet, Mr Bates, had previously been his batman in the Boer Wars.