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BEATON, Arthur Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6221 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coleraine, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Coleraine, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6221, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6221, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6221, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6221, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the right leg. Transferred to England on 22 September 1917 aboard St David | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6221, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound to the right shoulder. Invalided to the UK on 14 August 1918 | |
| 6 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6221, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Beaton and Edith Jane Beaton nee Pearce of Coleraine, Victoria. Brother of Herbert Dugald Beaton who was killed in action on 22 April 1917 while serving with the 8th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Villes-Bretonneux Memorial.
Commenced the return to Australia on 1 January 1919 aboard HT City of York disembarking on 27 February 1919
During 1927c Arthur married Mary C. Millard in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal