The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
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Beaton
- First Name:
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Peter Roderick
- Rank:
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Lance Corporal
- Regimental #:
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WX14855
- Classification:
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Despatch Rider
- Company:
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C' Company, No. 12 Platoon
- Enlisted:
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7.07.1941
- Discharged:
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1.05.1946
- DOB:
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15.04.1918
- Place of Birth:
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Claremont, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
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Charles Beaton
- Mothers's Name:
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Elizabeth Beaton
- Religion:
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Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
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Farmhand
- Singapore:
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Selerang Camp Changi
- Force:
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A' Force Burma, Green Force, No. 3 Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
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Linson Wood Camp, Tamuang
- Camps Burma:
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Reptu 30km (medical orderly, to Aungganaung 8.9.1943)
- POW#:
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1544
- Return Details 1945:
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Thailand-Singapore by aircraft, Singapore-Fremantle, H M T Moreton Bay.
General Description
Beaton enlisted giving his last address at Cogla Downs, Cue.
Beaton enlisted AIF 7 Jul 1941 joined 2/4th’s ‘C’Company No. 12 Platoon as a Despatch Driver.
Peter Beaton passed away in 1994.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Linson Wood Camp, 202k - Thailand
- Reptu, Retphaw, 30Kilo 385k - Burma
