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BEATON, Angus John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5657 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5657, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5657, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5657, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 29 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5657, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 750 Lygon Street, Carlton, Victoria
Son of Archibald Beaton and Caroline Beaton nee Norris of Melbourne, Victoria
Next of kin given as his daughter Blanche Beaton of 50 Palmerston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Father of William John Beaton, Elsie May Beaton and Daphne Maud Beaton.
During 1898 Angus married Alice Maud Gritten in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 9 September 1916 on board HT Kanowna for discharge dismbarking on the 28 October 1916
Medal: British War Medal