Regimental number | 3043 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Brickmaker |
Address | Green Street, Brompton, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F M Beagley, Green Street, Brompton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 12th Bn, Mudros, 4 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 6 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 52nd Bn, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 12 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 28 February 1918. Transferred to 50th Bn, 16 May 1918. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 14 December 1918 (pyrexia), and transferred same day to 52nd Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 18 December 1918; to England, 24 December 1918, and admitted to Birmingham War Hospital, 25 December 1918 (influenza). Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 14 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 Febuary 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 March 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 20 May 1919. Total war service: 3 years 309 days (of which 3 years 166 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BEAGLEY Ernest Alfred |