Walter George (Snowy) BEATTIE

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Service Number:	1160
Enlisted:	5 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Coburg Moreland State School No 2837 Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

5 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1160, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
30 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Nile"
7 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey
10 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 24th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Minnewaska"
4 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 24th Infantry Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1160 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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