William (Bill) BEAVON MSM

Service Number:	1639
Enlisted:	30 December 1914, 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Infantry Battalion.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dudley, West Midlands, England, U.K., 11 January 1894
Home Town:	Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sheet Mill Worker
Memorials:

30 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Infantry Battalion.
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1639, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1639, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
15 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
17 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
29 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
12 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (Face)
5 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion
22 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion
25 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1639, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW
6 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion
8 Apr 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion, R.T.A. Disembarked 22 May 1919.
9 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged Medically Unfit and awarded: 1914/1915 Star, B.W.M. and Victory Medal plus a M.S.M. (London Gazette 17 June 1918 on page 2113 at position 217).

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