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BEATON, Neil
Personal Details
Service Number: | 489 |
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Enlisted: | 8 October 1914, Rosehill Camp, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1888 |
Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Schooling: | Casterton State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HMHS Formosa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 October 1915, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 4), Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Rosehill Camp, Sydney, NSW | |
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19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
24 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Slightly wounded. Remained in camp. | |
10 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Severe SW to neck and left leg. Evacuated to HMHS Formosa where he died from his wounds at sea en-route to Malta. | |
13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 489, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 489 awm_unit: 7 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-10-13 |
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Son of Eliza and Roderick BEATON