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BEACOM, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4078 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barrengarry, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Valley, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Barrengarry Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barrengarry Public School HR, Kangaroo Valley War Memorial, Nana Glen St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4078, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4078, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4078, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Killed in Action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
David Beacom was the son of John Beacom, who was one the old pioneers of Kangaroo Valley in NSW. John died in 1900 when David was only 6 years of age. David’s mother Elizabeth had five children at the time, and she remarried some four years later. David’s older brother 874 Pte. Joseph Archdall Beacom 15th Battalion AIF was killed in action five days after David, also at Pozieres, aged 32.
At the time of his death David owned a farm at Budgong NSW, inherited from his father, being approximately 90 acres valued at 215 pounds.
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