BEATON, Colin Murdoch
| Service Number: | 116 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Claremont |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Winkleigh, Tasmania, 13 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Winkleigh, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Winkleigh School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendale, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 116, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 116, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 116, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 116, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 116 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Colin Murdoch McLeay BEATON was born at Winkleigh Tasmania on 13th June, 1888
His parents were Roderick BEATON & Ann FRASER
He enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania on 17th February, 1916 and embarked as a Private with the 40th Infantry Battalion on the ship HMAT Berrima from Hobart on 1st July, 1916 - he was promoted to Lance Corporal on 19th November, 1916
Colin was Killed in Action at Passchendale on 5th October, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & a memorial headstone in Winkleigh General Cemetery in Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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