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BEAL, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 898 |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Chilham, Kent, England, 1888 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 898, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 898, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 898, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
21 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 898, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of F. Beal of 'Todwell Farm' Offenham, Maidstone, Kent, England
29 June 1915 he received a special mention for acts on conspicuous gallantry or valuable service between 25 April 1915 and 5 May 1915. While his actions were recommended they were not awarded
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal