| Regimental number | 3449 |
| Place of birth | Don, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Boat Harbor, N W Coast, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Beaumont, Boat Harbor, N W Coast, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 231 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 170), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Eliza Ann BEAUMONT, Boat Harbour, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos Island, 10 April 1915; transferred to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 17 April 1915 (pneumonia); died of disease, 23 April 1915 (pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | See also 231 E J BEAUMONT |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEAUMONT Ernest James |
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