Regimental number | 820 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Beadel, Gippsland PO, Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot IV, Row O, Grave No. 9), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary and the late Charles Joseph BEADEL. Native of Brighton North, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandsria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 25 September 1915 (pneumonia); transferred to Military Hospital, Malta, 1 October 1915; to England, 21 October 1915, and admitted to King George Hospital, London, 28 October 1915. Admitted to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, from England, 14 February 1916; rejoined unit, Moascar, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, 17 August 1916. Wounded in action, 7 January 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen and thigh); admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 14 January 1917. Died of wounds, 17 January 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as BEADLE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BEADEL Percival Thomas |