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BEATON, Edward Balfour Somerset
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 77 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1915, Enlisted at Winton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Durban, South Africa, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 77, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Winton, QLD | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarking | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 77, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 77, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From the 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, From the 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, At Zeiten | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, At instruction school at Zeiten | |
| 25 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Taken on strength from the 11th Light Horse | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, London Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 7031, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 October 1919, page 1465, position 8 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted and served as Balfour Beaton
Residential address at the time of enlistment as Lawler, Minyip, Victoria
Correct name was Edward Balfour Somerset Beaton. Statutory Declaration signed on 7 January 1915 stating that he had enlisted as Balfour Beaton
Son of Edward Davis Beaton of 6 Reporton Road, Fulham, London, England
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919
Medals: DFC, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal