39th Battalion
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Leslie Arthur Beaton (SN 1788) born in Ballarat, was a 22 year old labourer when he enlisted in Ballarat on July 13th 1915. He embarked aboard the Orontes on August 16th and sailed to England. In November he joined the 39th Infantry Battalion in France. In July 1917 he suffered a gunshot wound to his hand and was evacuated to England. He returned to France in May 1918 and saw out the final months of the war suffering from bronchitis. He was returned to Australia aboard the Dongola, disembarked at Melbourne on May 16th 1919 and was discharged on July 12th.
