Donald BEATON

Regimental number6275
Place of birthClarence River New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
AddressThunderlar, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Irene May Beaton, Thundelarra via Yalgoo, Western Australia
Enlistment date22 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 June 1954