John BEATON

BEATON, John

Service Numbers: 2031, 3493
Enlisted: 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank: Farrier
Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Company
Born: Barrington, New South Wales, Australia, 1877
Home Town: Barrington, Gloucester Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grazier
Died: New South Wales, Australia , 23 July 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Port Macquarie General Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

3 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2031, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
24 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 2031, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 2031, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
28 May 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier
18 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier, 3rd Machine Gun Company, In the field from the 35th Battalion. Originally intended to be transferred to the 9th Machine Gun Company
21 Nov 1917: Embarked Private, 3493, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
21 Nov 1917: Involvement Private, 3493, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
18 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left knee and invalided to England on 7 August 1918
25 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier, 2031, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Angus and Mary Beaton of Barrington NSW. Brother of Christina Beaton, Angus (b.1873), Angus (b 1875) Beaton, Mary Beaton, Donald Beaton, Kenneth Beaton, Ann C. Beaton and Allan Loxton Beaton

Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 on board HT Themisticles disembarking on the 11 August 1919

During 1919c John married Ethel E. Ramsay in the Glen Innes area, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Father of Florence Lillian Beaton of 99 Moray Street, South Melbourne. Following Florence death the next of kin was given as his sister A. Beaton of Balwyn, Victoria

Birth name registered as John Malcolm Beaton

Son of Donald Beaton and Sarah Beaton nee McCaskell of Geelong, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 4 January 1919 on board HT Morvada disembarking on the 20 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal