Regimental number | 877 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
School | Brighton Road State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 58 Sycamore Grove, St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, James Beach, 58 Sycamore Grove, St Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | 19th Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details | War service: Gallipoli (was at the landing with horses, but did not go ashore; subsequently went to the peninsula as a gunner and remained there until the evacuation in December); Egypt, France (Pozieres, Somme sector), Belgium (Ypres). |