Description
Studio portrait of 3241 Private (Pte) Robert John Beaton, 10th Battalion. A labourer from Mile End, South Australia prior to enlistment, Pte Beaton embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Benalla. Later transferring to the 50th Battalion with the service number 3241A, he was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty during operations at Zonnebeke, Belgium on 26 September 1917. Pte Beaton was wounded in action near Daours, France on 30 June 1918 and evacuated for medical treatment to Crouy where he died from his wounds on 2 July 1918. He is buried in the Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France. See also P09291.006.
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Accession Number
P10608.003
Photographer
George A Rogers
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor R Freeman
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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