BEECH, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 5343 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, He enlisted 25 August 1915 in 3rd Battalion, 17th Reinforcements, allocated to 55th Battalion 29 August 1915; transferred to Y5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 29 September 1916; to 53rd Battalion 12 December 1916. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.[birth record not found] , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer by trade. |
| Died: | Accident, France, 12 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 5343, He enlisted 25 August 1915 in 3rd Battalion, 17th Reinforcements, allocated to 55th Battalion 29 August 1915; transferred to Y5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 29 September 1916; to 53rd Battalion 12 December 1916. | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5343, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5343, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded Wounded at Hamel | |
| 12 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 5343, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5343 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Mr A Beech, of 51 Bearton Road, Hitchin, Herts.
He is commemorated on the Hitchin memorial which is in the form of a Celtic cross on a pillar mounted on a plinth with three side walls, the front being open with small fence. There are 11 panels of names for the First World War, 356 names in total. The memorial was unveiled by Viscount Hampden on 6th August 1922, the memorial costing £1675 5s 10d at the time. The architect was Walter Millard and the builders Messrs. John Thompson & Sons. The land used was originally part of the churchyard but the non-conformists in the community did not want their dead remembered on Anglican Church property. The names for World War 2 are held in a Book of Remembrance within the parish church, this is referred to on the memorial, there are 162 names. Two Australian casualties of the Great War are commemorated on this memorial-the other being Sapper George Young Lewis.