(1894-06-16)16 June 1894 Glassonby, Cumberland, England
Died
11 August 1918(1918-08-11) (aged 24) Rosières, France
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Australian Army
Years of service
1915–18
Rank
Private
Unit
8th Battalion
Battles/wars
First World War
Gallipoli campaign
Western Front
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Pozieres (WIA)
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Broodseinde (WIA)
Hundred Days Offensive
Battle of Amiens †
Awards
Victoria Cross
Memorial to Robert Beatham VC in Penrith
Robert Matthew Beatham, VC (16 June 1894 – 11 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.
Robert Matthew Beatham, VC (16 June 1894 – 11 August 1918) was a British-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry...
Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012. RobertBeatham's medal, owned by Mr Neil Jenman and Mrs Ruth Jenman, is on loan to the...
Beal Green Howards 1918-03-2121–22 March 1918* Saint-Léger, France RobertBeatham 0088th Battalion, AIF 1918-08-099 August 1918* Rosières-en-Santerre...
1934, and the hamlets of Glassonbybeck, Maughanby and Unthank. Private RobertBeatham VC, an Australian soldier and posthumous Victoria Cross recipient, was...
Liberal Democrats Anne Jones 768 53.0 +15.6 Conservative Robert Aspin 556 38.3 +1.9 Labour Alan Beatham 126 8.7 +8.7 Majority 212 14.6 +13.6 Turnout 1,450 38...
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ann Myatt 795 68.2 Labour Alan Beatham 149 12.8 Green Arnold Warneken 119 10.2 Liberal Democrats Angela Thompson...
Democrats Kevin Hawkins 541 Labour Andrew Wright 516 Conservative Michael Hill 416 Labour Alan Beatham 401 Conservative Myra Smith 383 Turnout 2,807 37.6...
Paraskos 518 59.1 Liberal Democrats Simon James Oldroyd 159 18.2 Labour Alan Beatham 118 13.5 Green Elizabeth Collins 81 9.2 Majority 359 40.9 Conservative...