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BEATON, Francis Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX12192 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, 17 December 1913 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (POW of Japan), Burma, 10 September 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: A8. C. 10. Roll of Honour: Rockhampton, Queensland., Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX12192, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX12192, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX12192, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia | |
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX12192, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Kenneth Francis & Ellen BEATON, of Rockhampton, Queensland.