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BEATON, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5977 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Windemere, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Windermere, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Black Hill State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Old Colonists' Club |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5977, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5977, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 8th Battalion | |
| 21 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Train, Transferred from the 39th Battalion | |
| 21 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 3rd Divisional Train, Gunshot wound to the knee and invalided to the UK on 23 April 1918 | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5977, 3rd Divisional Train, Discharged at 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Beaton and Margaret Beaton nee Hughes of Windemere, Victoria
Husband of Agnes May Beaton nee Cousen of Windemere, Victoria. Francis and Agnes married in Victoria during 1908c. Residential address at the time of death was 19 Durham Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 on board HT Karagala disembarking on the 12 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal