Regimental number | 3714 |
Place of birth | Yass New South Wales |
School | Convent of Mercy School, Yass, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tailor |
Address | Olding Street, Yass, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Beeten, Polding Street, Yass, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bois Grenier, near Armentieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Yass Cemetery, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Susan and the late John BEETEN, Polding Street, Yass, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2567A Pte Harry BEETEN, 56th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as BEETON. |