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BEAVAN, Benjamin John Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5223 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave 17 Headstone Inscription - "NEVER FORGOTTEN BY HIS LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5223, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5223, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5223, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5223, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5223, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Benjamin John Ernest BEAVAN was born in Sydney in 1881
His parents were John & Sarah BEAVAN
He married Esther CANVIN in NSW in 1906 - 3 known children, Ernest, Hector & Harold
He enlisted & served during WW1 under the alias of Ernest WHITING
Benjamin was Killed in Action in France on 5th September, 1916
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