John William BEATON

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Service Number:	7024
Enlisted:	19 April 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Memorials:	Mingenew Upper Irwin Roads Board District Roll of Honor WW1

19 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7024, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
24 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 7024, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
24 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 7024, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany
29 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Taken on strength from the 21st Reinforcement/28 Battalion
2 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7024, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Theresa Beaton of 194 South Street, South Fremantle, WA

In 1934 he was residing at Richmond, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigan Louise disembarking on the 3 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Apprenticed to R. Evans of Fremantle for about 7 months