BEECHEY, Christopher William Reeve
| Service Number: | 1368 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England, 1 June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Western Australia, Australia., 26 September 1968, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican Section PC, Grave 0274 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1368, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1368, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 9 May 1915: | Wounded 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shot in the arm, fell off a cliff and injured back and legs. | |
| 1 May 1916: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), 4th Field Ambulance, Medically discharged with leg and back injuries. returned to Australia. Died 1969. Was one of 8 brothers who served in WW1 (6 from Lincoln UK). 5 were killed, 3 survived. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1883 Beechey Christopher William R
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He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 18 September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne for active service abroad on 22 December 1914 per HMAT "Ceramic" (A40). He served as a stretcher-bearer with the 4th Field Ambulance; he was shot in the shoulder by a Turkish sniper at Gallipoli in May 1915 and fell down a ravine, damaging his spine. He returned to Australia and was discharged on 13 July 1916. He could only walk for short distances with two crutches for the remainder of his life.
Spouse-Bertha Halsey Nye Beechey nee Nye-died 1978.
Son of the Rev Prince William Thomas Beechey [1836–1912 ] and Amy Beechey-nee Reeve- [1856–1936] of 197 Wragby Rd, Lincoln; sometime of 14 Avondale Road, Lincoln, England.
Five Brothers fell-and two survived.
200 Lance Corporal Harold Reeve BEECHEY, 48th Bn, Australian Forces- killed in action, 10 April 1917;
2nd Lt Frank Collett Reeve BEECHEY, 13th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment, died of wounds, 14 November 1916;
13773 Sgt Bernard Reeve [Barnard] BEECHEY, 2nd Bn, The Lincolnshire Regiment, killed in action, 25 September 1915-born 1877 -Spalding
58708 Pte Charles Reeve BEECHEY, 25th Bn, Royal Fusiliers, died of wounds, 20 October 1917;
593763 Rifleman Leonard Reeve BEECHEY, 18th Bn, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles), died of wounds, 29 December 1917;
Eric Reeve BEECHEY, Royal Army Medical Corps (Dental)-survived-born 1889 – died 1954 Bath aged 64
2nd Lt Samuel St Vincent Reeve BEECHEY, born 13th August 1899- survived-died Bromsgrove 1977
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