Welcome
I'm Mal Beaton. I spent 21 years in the Australian Army, Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RASigs), also known as "Chooks". I am very proud of my service and have made many lifelong friends from the military.
I also have an interest in preserving my father's history and early life. I think he had a fascinating upbringing on a sheep station in the middle of the Murchison, WA, basically at the centre of a triangle between Cue, Meekatharra and Sandstone, called Cogla Downs.
There are several projects and reports on the site:
DVA Claims & Reports
An independent record of DVA claim processing times, claim aging and related information, including comparisons with published DVA statistics.
View DVA Claims & ReportsFamily History
The Beaton family history project, including Land and Gold, family records, photographs and related material.
View Family HistoryStuff & Things
Travel, caravanning, YouTube, technology and other things I've found interesting, useful or worth sharing.
View Stuff & ThingsServer Monitoring
Web traffic and security monitoring from my home server, including GoAccess reports and Fail2Ban SSH attack activity.
View GoAccess Reports View Fail2Ban Attack MonitorMy Military Life
Memories and stories from my 21 years in the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
View My Military Life