George Beeton Wartime record
Curtail this sometime to the relevant.-May 2010
Born 11 July 1907
Army serial no. 2059783
1938
Aug 15 Enlisted for 4 years in the Territorial Army. Height 5ft 7 1/2 inches. Weight 154 lbs.
Sep 26 Telegram: report to drill hall immediately received from O/C 344 AA Company. (original kept by Pearl)
1939
Jul 4 Company orders: to relieve 425 Co. at Peterborough from 16 July.
Jul 21 Postcard of Peterborough from George to Elsie ‘going out on detachment’.
Aug 13 TA Notice of Termination of Service (E533)
Dec 16, 1939 Injured at Chatteris, Cambs. (or 18th Dec according to Peterborough Hospital) . This reportedly due to a Searchlight falling on him - Pearl
Dec 18 to Jan 18 Peterbough & District Memorial Hospital.
Left Semilunar cartilage.
Unit 426 Coy, 58th Batn. Ramsey. Romsey?
1940
Feb 6 to Mar 16 Discharge Certificate from Harrow & Wealdstone Hospital.
Removal of internal cartilage from left knee.
Unit = 46 Coy. (probably should read 426 Coy). 58th Batt. R.E Searchlight Camp, Romsey, Herts. Hants?
Apr 6 Returned to industry form signed.
Apr 13 Returned to industry.
Jul 31 leaves TA
Aug 1 joins Royal Artillery. Seemingly FWL was posted to 426 Bat [Ullesthorpe- from Dec] on 1/8/40
1941
Mar 31 7 days leave.
Apr 7 48 hrs leave.
Apr 10 Passed TOET gas (training)
Apr 11 Inoculation
Jun 20 7 days leave.
Jul 8 Inoculation
Jul 11 Inoculation
Jul 18 Inoculation
Jul 21 48 hrs leave.
Aug 17 to 20 Queen Alexandra Military Hospital (Watford) Erythema [redness of the skin] Nodosum. 426 S/L Bty., R.A. Ulleathorpe Court, Rugby.
Sep 29 28 days Agric.
Oct 17-25 Passed first aid course (52%) at RMP Yelvertoft (on postcard of Yelvertoft)
Nov 3 7 days leave.
Nov 11 7 days leave.
Dec 7 48 hrs leave.
1942
Jan 16 7 days leave.
Mar 1 48 hrs leave.
Apr 15 7 days leave.
May 21 48 hrs. leave.
Jul 5 Inoculation
Jul 14 7 days leave.
Jul 28 Refused vaccination
Aug 19 28 days Agric.
Sep 19 48 hrs leave.
Oct 10 10 days leave.
Oct 20 Ruth Georgina Beeton born.
Nov 9 48 hrs compassionate leave.
Nov 16 Experienced Mustard Gas (training)
Nov 19 Passed TOET Rifle (training)
Dec 6 Experienced DM & Phosgene (training)
1943
Feb 3 9 days leave.
Feb 20 48 hours leave.
Mar 4 Medical Grade B.2
Apr 19 6 days leave.
Jul 29 9 days leave.
Aug 12 Medical Grade B.2
Oct 2 72 hrs leave.
Oct 11 Medical Grade B.1
Nov 2 Inoculation
Nov 5 7 days leave.
1944
Feb 23 7 days leave.
Jun 28 17.45hrs. 52 Acre Way damaged by V-1 flying bomb.
Jun 29 7 days Comp (EA)
Jul 11 Medical Grade B.1
Sep 3 British troops enter Brussels
Sep 14 9 days leave.
Sep 17 Start of operation Market Garden.
Nov 17 Inoculation
Nov 18 Refused vaccination
Dec 10 Employed: Regimental Police
1945 More detail on the 2nd version sent- email 15/5/2010.
Jan 13 5 days leave.
Feb 9 Inoculation (Typhus)
Feb 12 Letter from Jozef Buchens of Louvain to Mrs Beeton.
Feb 16 Letter from Belgium (author cannot be read) to Mrs Beeton.
Feb 16 Letter in Dutch.
Feb 17 Inoculation (Typhus)
March Letter on non-fraternisation.
Mar 3 Inoculation (Typhus)
Apr 17 Issued War Department Driving Permit (Group III vehicles)
Jun 8 Basic Newspaper of 7 Base sub area.
Jun 12 Second Letter on non-fraternisation.
Jul 1 11 days leave.
Jul 14 Third Letter on non-fraternisation.
Jul 16 Driving Permit expires.
Jul 29 Warning note not to sell civilian clothes from Adjt 611 Regt. RA.
Aug 20 Medically examined prior to release.
Sep 24 Fourth Letter on non-fraternisation.
Sep 25 Release Leave Certif signed ‘Military Conduct : Exemplary’.
Oct 4 Notice about delays at Tournai and Ostend.
Oct 15 Driving Permit expires.
Oct 15 Home tonight telegram (Pearl)
Oct 16 Olympia, Kensington CC depot.
Oct 19 Army Record of Service Form (W5258) issued.
Dec 12 Letter from Eduard Luykse
Dec 21 Discharged from Royal Artillery.
Dec 21 Transferred to army Reserve.
L/Bdr 611 Regt R.A. BLA