Robert Beatham Military person

Robert Matthew Beatham VC (16 June 1894 – 9 August 1918) was a British-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He saw action in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War and fell at the Battle of Amiens.

Personal facts

Robert Beatham
Birth dateJune 16, 1894
Birth place
Cumberland , Glassonby
Date of deathAugust 09, 1918
Place of death
Rosières-en-Santerre

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Military person

allegianceCommonwealth of Australia
award
Victoria Cross
military operations
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of the Somme
Western Front (World War I)
World War I
Gallipoli Campaign
Battle of Amiens (1918)
military branch
Australian Army
military unit
8th Battalion (Australia)
service start1915
service end1918

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Robert Beatham on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/33230
  2. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070229b.htm