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BEARD, Arthur William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 958 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 4 June 1892 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 14 February 1935, aged 42 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 5S, Site No: 25 |
Memorials: | Hindmarsh (Unknown Origin) WW1 Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 958, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 958, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 958 | |
30 Oct 1919: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was for a long period employed on Brigade Scouts, and since rejoining his unit he has at many times shown much skill in scouting, despatch riding, and gallantry in action. During the recent operations he performed some very daring and very useful scouting and reconnoitring work.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: 20 May 1920 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
General Birdwood on a visit from the United Kingdom presented L.Cpl AW Beard with his Distinguished Conduct Medal on the 6 March 1920.