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BEATTIE, Robert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX47652 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 September 1940, Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dry Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 6 July 1913 |
| Home Town: | Moonan Brook, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Presumed Dead, Malaya, 15 January 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Column 131. Singapore Memorial, Singapore Also another - Memorial at Greta New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX47652 | |
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| 2 Sep 1940: | Involvement Private, NX47652, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 2 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX47652, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle, NSW, Australia | |
| 2 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX47652, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX47652, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Sydney. | |
| 15 Jan 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, POW'S & (Missing Persons): 15/01/1942; "Missing believe killed" (Officially Presumed) AWM - POW'S & Missing Persons. | |
| 15 Jan 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX47652, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, MIA presumed KIA. |
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