Beith, John Robert Mcneil

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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M. : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine. Enlisting in August, 1914, and sailing 5th February, 1915, served as M.O., Alexandria, in March and April, at Gallipoli as Transport Officer, No. 1 Australian General Hospital, and from June as R.M.O. 9th Battn. and 4th and 6th A.L.H. Regts. for short periods. After the Evacuation was R.M.O. 6th Regt. till 26th June, 1917, and in temporary command of No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish and Moascar till transferred as second in command 1st A.L.H. Field Ambulance one month before Beersheba. During Advance to Jerusalem was in charge of Anzac Receiving Station and then O.C. 2nd A.L.H.F.Amb. till demobilisation. Promoted major, 14th November, 1916, lieutenant-colonel, n th November, 1918. Awarded D.S.O. 12th December, 1919, and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Mudgee Grammar School and Barker College. Later at St. Andrew''s.

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1889

Birth in Summer Hill -- NSW, Australia 8 November 1889
1889

Birth 8 Nov 1889 at Summer Hill [ NSW Australia ]
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Early education at Barker College, Hornsby, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Mudgee Grammar School, Mudgee, NSW, Australia
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Enlisted 1 Aug 1914
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Military service as Major
1915

Military service as Transport Officer at Australian General Hospital -- Gallipoli, Turkey 1915
1915

Sailed 5 Feb 1915
1918

Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Egypt --, Egypt ; Gallipoli -4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery-, Turkey ; Palestinian Territories --, Palestinian Territory, Occupied 1 November 1918
1919

Military award: D.S.O. on 1919-12-12
1920

Medical Practitioner at Kiama -- NSW, Australia 1920
1926

Medical Practitioner at Gunnedah -- NSW, Australia 1926
1929

Medical Practitioner at Gunnedah -- NSW, Australia 1929
1941

Medical Practitioner at Uralla -- NSW, Australia 1941
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Beith, Bruce Mcneil
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on

University connections	University of Sydney
Event flag	World War I World War II
Family name	Beith
Given name(s)	John Robert Mcneil
Initials	J.R.M.
Gender	Male
Related Person(s)	Beith, Bruce Mcneil
Survived	Survived WWI
PDF of book entry	BEITH JOHN ROBERT McNEIL.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 21384 ]
Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY	St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
USyd residential college	St. Andrew's College, University of Sydney
Additional photograph(s)
Internal notes	Served in WWII - Service number NX35088
WWI	Yes
Basic Information needed	No
Flag BoR OCR text	Yes
BOR Archives File	Yes
Source Details text	SUU 08/04/1943 Nominal Roll
PrevProv	Yes

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Portrait of Dr John Robert McNeil Beith [ jpg ]

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