Second Lieutenant Alexander Beatty
Source: Australian War Memorial
| First year at Wesley | 1906 |
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| Personal information | |
| Date enlisted | 10/06/1915 |
| Unit enlisted | 21st Battalion, 10th Reinforcements |
| Service details | A and B companies of 21st Battalion attacked Monquet Farm at dawn of 26/8/16. While they got to the second line the mission was unsuccessful with large numbers of troops being captured. Beatty was initially treated as missing in action, but it was confirmed he was shot in the head attempting to take a machine gun post. |
| Date of death | 26/08/1916 - 27 years of age |
| Unit details | 21st Battalion, B Company |
| Cemetery/Memorial place | Pozieres British Cemetery - Plot 1 Row H Grave 41 |
Other references and additional information
- The AIF Project
- Discovering ANZACs
- Australian War Memorial
- Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour
- RSL Virtual War Memorial
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