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BEED, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 121 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 3 January 1873 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Goodna- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 11 August 1947, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: ANZ - 7 - 79 - 43 |
| Memorials: | Maryborough Boer War Honour Roll |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 121, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 121, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 121, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William Watton Beed was born on 3 Jan 1873 in Maryborough, Queensland, a son to Phillip Peake Beed and Sarah Beed (nee Atkinson). He married Isabella Byriel (Isabel Bartell Findelater) on 12 Nov 1929 and they had 2 children.
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