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BEASANT, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14436 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Qld., 27 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 29 November 1975, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Centre Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Woody Point Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14436, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 14436, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 14436, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, RMS Mongolia, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The eldest son of William Henry Beasant (Senior) & Martha Childs, William enlisted in January 1916. William Henry (Senior) was a shopkeeper who moved to Redcliffe from Toowoomba about 1916. The shop was situated on Redcliffe Parade between the Brisbane Road (now Anzac Avenue) and the Ambassadors Hotel. The sign above the shop read W H Beasant and Sons. The Beasants had two sons go off to war. William returned to live in Redcliffe after the war and married Grace Eveline Williams in 1928.