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George BEATTIE

Regimental number4059
Place of birthRandwick, New South Wales
SchoolNorth Adelaide State School, SA
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressAberdour Loftus Street, Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 2"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C. Beattie, Aberdour Loftus Street, Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the ANA Branch, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Place of enlistmentHoldsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Postal Corps
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularReturned 3 October 1917. Died of peritonitis in Keswick Military Hospital, SA, 10 October 1917.
FateReturned to Australia 13 July 1919
Place of death or woundingKeswick Military Hospital, Adelaide, SA
Age at death35
Discharge date25 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, 28 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 June 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, no date stated; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 14 July 1916.

Taken on stength of 2nd Pioneer Bn, 29 July 1916.

Admitted to No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 27 January 1917 (furunculosis); transferred to Anzac Corps Rest Station, 27 January 1917; to No 6 Australian Field Ambulance, 27 January 1917; to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 2 February 1917; discharged, 13 February 1917, and rejoined unit the same day.

Detached to 4th Army Rest Camp, 17 July 1918; rejoined unit, 26 July 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 10 September 1918; rejoined unit, 1 October 1918.

Transferred to, and taken on strength of Australian Army Postal Corps, France, 15 February 1919.

Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 18 May 1919; marched into No 2 Group, 27 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Persic', 13 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 2 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 25 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEATTIE George

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