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Charles Alfred BEAMES

Regimental number3459
Date of birth19 November 1882
Place of birthRavenswood, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o H J Ramsden, Home Hill via Ayr, South Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32.9
Height5' 6"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Cecelia Beames, c/o Henry James Ramsden, Home Hill via Ayr, South Queensland
Previous military serviceServed or 5 years in the 2nd Infantry (Kennedy) Regiment; discharged on completion of service.
Enlistment date26 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTownsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Discharge date3 January 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 10 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, lower jaw), Brisbane, 3 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q218189.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEAMES Charles Alfred

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