S7395
BEATON, Horace Edgar
| Service Numbers: | 3652, 3684 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mundulla, South Australia, 2 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lucindale, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Magill, South Australia, 5 February 1968, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated on 7 February 1968 and ashes were interred in the Columbarium Wall 20, Niche J008.Internment right number is 1025358 which expired on 26 March 2018 |
| Memorials: | Mundulla Soldiers Memorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3652, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3684, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3684, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal and bar, Awarded Military Medal During the attack on Merris he rushed a machine gun post killing 4 enemy and taking others as prisoners. He then ran to company HQ, once with messages and another time for company rations all of which was done under very heavy fire Commonwealth of Australia Gazette - 23 May 1919 on page 898 at position 116 London Gazette - 24 January 1919 on page 1250 at position 31 Awarded Bar to Military Medal Jeancourt on 18th September, 1918, an enemy strong post was holding up the advance of the left flank. Lance Corporal Beaton came up with his section, and with great bravery and initiative rushed the post single handed capturing the whole of its garrison (1 Officer and 7 men). Throughout the whole of the operation his work was of the greatest value. Award Bar to Military Medal Commonwealth of Australia Gazette - 10 October 1919 on page 1493 at position 44 London Gazette - 17 June 1919 on page 7646 at position 3 | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3684, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3652, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucan Jordan, published 2017 - refer to pages 174, 175 +262. Prior to the war he was a student of Lucindale SA. He enlisted 11 Aug 1915 aged 19 years. He was awarded a Military Medal and Bar during the war, serving with 10th Battalion. He returned to Australia 16 June 1919.
Submitted 7 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Beaton and Elizabeth Hannah (nee Riches) Beaton of Lucindale, SA; brother of Annie Beaton, Frances Catherine Beaton, Henry Francis William Beaton, Dorothy Eva Audrey Beaton and Sydney Donald Seaman Beaton.
Medals: Military Medal and Bar, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
16 June 1919 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Ormande
On 25 June 1927 Horace married Ella Mary (nee McCallum) O'Neill in the Presbyterian Manse, Hawthorn, SA