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BEATON, James White
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7687 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1917, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD. Attestation paper gives his battalion at the time of enlistment as the 15th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Myall Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 19 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Bonshaw, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1966, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Glen Innes General Cemetery Roman Catholic Portion |
| Memorials: | Bonshaw and District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7687, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD. Attestation paper gives his battalion at the time of enlistment as the 15th Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7687, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7687, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7687, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Marital status at the time of enlistment was given as Widower and father of four children under the age of 16 years. During 1903c he had married Selina M. Burrows in the Inverell area, NSW
Son of James and Mary Ann Beaton of 'Lagoon Flat', Bonnshaw, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 on board HT Frankfurt disembarking at the 3rd Military District on 20 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal