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