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BEATON, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1912 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Euroa, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Euroa State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Fallen of Euroa District Honour Roll, Euroa School No 1706 Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1912, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1912, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1912, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Beaton and Catherine Beaton nee Watkins of Euroa, Victoria. Brother of Francis Peter Beaton who returned to Australia on 23 September 1917 having served with the 51st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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