BEATTIE, William Horsburgh
| Service Numbers: | 484, 6470 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1914, Tropical Force |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 14 September 1868 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 June 1918, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nundah Cemetery, Brisbane Grave 510, Nundah Cemetery, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 484, Tropical Force | |
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| 2 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, 484 | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6470, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6470, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6470, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 6470, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6470 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Horsburgh BEATTIE was born on 14th September, 1868 in Edinburgh, Scotland
His parents were Joseph BEATTIE & Elizabeth Stewart HORSBURGH
He married Evelyn Medora Lucy HENZELL in Coonoona, Queensland on 4th October, 1892 - 4 children, Kenneth (died as an infant), Lorna, Evelyn & Winifred
He had previous commissioned service for 4 years in the Naval Forces & 18 months in the AIF (Service No. 484) & was discharged as medically unfit on 2nd February, 1916 after suffering malaria, before he re- enlisted on 3rd July, 1916 and embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Boonah on 21st October, 1916 with the 15th Infantry Battalion, 21st reinforcements - he returned to Australia on 27th July, 1917 & was discharged on 27th October, 1917
William died in Brisbane, Queensland on 1st June 1918 of Illness and is buried in Nundah Cemetery
IN MEMORY
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