Private Edwin Beattie
47th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Number: 2389
Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Age of Enlistment: 22 Years and 1 month
Date of Enlistment: 25th of March 1916
Embarked: Brisbane, 19th of September 1916
Transport Ship: A49 HMAT Seang Choon
Medals Awarded: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of Death: Died from Illness (Pneumonia)
Sutton Veny Military Hospital, England, 1st of January 1917
Resting Place: Buried Codford Cemetery Grave No 43, Wiltshire, England
Unit Badge: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion AIF
Additional Information:
Private Beattie’s records show that he suffered recurring illness after leaving Australia. He was admitted to hospital as soon as he disembarked in England and succumbed to his illness.