John Rolston BEATTIE

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BEATTIE, John Rolston

Service Number:	3779
Enlisted:	14 September 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tocumwal, NSW, June 1893
Home Town:	Uranquinty, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Pyree Public School
Occupation:	Shop assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 3 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Uranquinty War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wagga Wagga Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3779, Liverpool, New South Wales
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3779, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3779, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
3 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3779, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3779 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-03

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...3779 Private John Rolston Beattie, shop assistant of Cowra, NSW. He initially enlisted on 13 April 1915, but was discharged a week later at family request. Pte Beattie then re-enlisted on 14 September 1915 and together with his younger brother, Pte Arnold Locke Beattie, embarked on HMAT Runic on 20 January 1916. Both brothers were transferred to the 20th Battalion on 1 June 1916. Pte John Beattie was killed in action at Pozieres on 3 August 1916, aged 23 years. His brother, Pte Arnold Beattie, died of wounds five days later on 8 August 1916." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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