William Arthur BEAUMONT

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BEAUMONT, William Arthur

Service Number:	174
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Adavale, Quilpie, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 174
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 174, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
15 May 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 174, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, p. 179 notes discharged in South Africa 15 May 1902

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When William Arthur Beaumont enlisted in 1901 and his details were published (surname incorrectly recorded as Vermont) with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as P. Kelly, Blackwater, Adavale, Qld. The Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB notes he was discharged in South Africa on 15 May 1902.

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