BEATTIE, George
| Service Number: | 2388 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coomera, Queensland, 24 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Coomera, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Coomera State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Upper Coomera Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2388, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2388, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2388, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2388, 47th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 |
Logan Village Museum
George along with his Brother Edwin (Service Number 2389) are listed on the Logan Village Nominal Roll for the ANZACS. Both these boys died in their service to the Country. George along with Edwin have a memorial at the Foxwell Cemetery Coomera.
Their parents were John and Mary Elizabeth Harding.
This family were among the Tamborine Pioneer Families.
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Coralyn Cowin
Biography
"...2388 Private George Beattie, 47th Battalion, of Coomera, Qld. A farmer prior enlistment, he embarked from Brisbane with the 5th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Seang Choon on 19 September 1916. Pte Beattie was killed in action on 28 March 1918, aged 29. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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