Leslie Arthur BEATON

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Other Name:	NAIRN, Arthur Leslie Beaton - aka
Service Numbers:	487, 1788
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1893
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Peters College
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 487, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 487, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 487, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1788, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1788, 39th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
29 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 39th Infantry Battalion, In France. Issued with service number 1788
20 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 39th Infantry Battalion, In France
22 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1788, 39th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left hand
12 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1788, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Norman Beaton and Mary Beaton nee Scott of 4 Chisholm Streeet, Ballarat East, Victoria

Husband of Ettie Beaton of Bennie Street, Ballarat, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 on board HT Dongala disembarking on 16 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal