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BEATTIE, Frank
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1457 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 July 1892 |
Home Town: | Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1985, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Buderim Mountain Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1457, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
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4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1457, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
27 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1457, Commendation from Corps Commander for Gallantry. For gallantry and prompt action under shell fire in the front line.At Armentieres on the morning of 26/01/1917 during intense enemy bombardment, and after being knocked down by the body of a man who was killed by a shell. He rescued 1056 Private Jones who was severely wounded in both feet and carried him on his back under shell fire to a place of safety. | |
16 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Appointed Lance Corporal | |
29 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1457, 41st Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW above left clavicle penetrating to left of spinal column 2nd Dorsal Vertebra. Haemoptysis 24 hours and rib-resection. |
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