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BEATON, Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4363 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Skye, Scotland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4363, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4363, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4363, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4363, Shell wound to the left shoulder and invalided to England on 13 August 1918 | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4363, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 7 Day Street, Sydney, NSW
Son of Agnus and Bella Beaton of 36 Cemus Cross, Isle Orensy, Skye, Scotland
Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 on board HT Orsova disembarking on the 20 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1914-15 Star. The 1914-15 Star was issued as he was a member in the Naval and Expeditionary Force in New Guinea with the rank of Abel Seaman
Previously served in the Royal Naval Reserves for about 5 years