BEATTY, Alexander
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, 7 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Yackandandah, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yackandandah Back Creek State School WW1 Honour Roll, Yackandandah Masons Great War Honour Roll, Yackandandah Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-26 |
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| 7 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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"...2nd Lieutenant Alexander Beatty, 10th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Yackandandah, Vic. 2nd Lt Beatty enlisted on 10 June 1915 and was commissioned on 17 January 1916. He embarked aboard HMAT Wiltshire in Melbourne on 7 March 1916. On 26 August 1916 he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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