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BEIRNE, William Bernard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2562 |
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Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 6 December 1897 |
Home Town: | Wandong, Mitchell, Victoria |
Schooling: | Clinbinane State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Hall Porter |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 July 1916, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial, Wandong War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2562, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. | |
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26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2562, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2562, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2562, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2562 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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