Arthur William BEARD DCM

Badge Number: 56097, Sub Branch: State
56097

BEARD, Arthur William

Service Number: 958
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
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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: ''
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

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Biography 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.