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George Beaton

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Beaton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 259446 AWMM
    • Malaya 30509 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1913 AWMM
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Appears in K-Force R22440250, but did not serve there. He was the DCO (Deputy Commanding Officer) for soldiers returning while he was on the same flight.

    Served with the British Army prior to World War II in Palestine. Mentioned in dispatches twice during his WWII service, both with the Gordon Highlanders.

    In 1950 he moved from the active list to the Reserve of Officers with the honourary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

    Relinquished his commission in 1951 when he was appointed to a commission in the New Zealand Army. While with the New Zealand Army, he was seconded to the Fijian Military Forces where he served in Malaya. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    17 February 1963 BDM 1963/36683
    Age 50 AWMM
    Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui BDM 1963/36683
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  • Cemetery
    Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui AWMM Block D-024, Plot 016 AWMM
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Sources

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    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM

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