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BEATON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2392 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Inverness, Scotland, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Innisfail, Cassowary Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2392, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2392, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 47th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the hand | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 47th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion. Shrapnel wound to the face | |
| 23 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 47th Infantry Battalion, 3rd occasion. | |
| 25 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 47th Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 4th occasion. Invalided to the UK with gunshot wound to the left arm | |
| 16 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his brother Malcolm Beaaton of Sleat, Inverness, Scotland
Commenced his return to Australia on 15 January 1919 on board HT City of Exeter wounded 9gunshot wound to the left arm) disembarking on 8 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal