| Regimental number | 2571 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 'Natal', High Street, Carlton, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.8 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs P Chicken, 'Natal', High Street, Carlton, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in 58th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbass, 30 April 1916; ia, 3 December 1915 (mumps); discharged to duty, 6 December 1915. Transferred to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 7 December 1915 (injury to foot); discharged to duty, 12 February 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Bn, Tel el Kebit, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 29 April 1916 (influenza); transferred to 3rd Field Ambulance, 30 April 1916; to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 May 1916; to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 23 May 1916 (incon. urine); discharged to duty, 6 June 1916, and marched into 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, 24 June 1916 (myalgia intercostal); transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 16 July 1916; discharged to duty, 16 July 1916; marched out to join 4th Bn, 9 August 1916. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 11 August 1916 (neuritis); transferred to Corps Rest Station, 15 August 1916; discharged to duty, 22 August 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 27 August 1916 (pleurisy), and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 21, 29 August 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 10 October 1916; rejoined 4th Bn, in the field, 17 November 1916. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 10 May 1917, and transferred to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 11 May 1917; discharged to duty, 23 May 1917; rejoined 4th Bn, 25 May 1917. Attached to 1st Australian Infantry Brigade Headquarters for duty as batman, 29 May 1917. Rejoined 4th Bn, 29 July 1917. Proceeded on leave, 8 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 28 August 1917. Detached to 2nd Army School for duty as batman, 10 November 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 18 December 1917 (tonsillitis); transferred to Ambulance Train No 7, 22 December 1917, and admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Etaples, 23 December 1917; transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 26 January 1918; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 28 January 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 19 February 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 March 1918. Wounded in action, 11 April 1918 (shrapnel wound, hip), and admitted to Home Counties Field Ambulance; transferred to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 13 April 1918 (shrapnel wound, eye); to England, 17 April 1918, and admitted to 1st Birmingham war Hospital, 18 April 1918; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 June 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth,9 July 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 20 September 1918, for onward travel by rail to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: multiple wounds, right thigh and right side), 15 June 1919. |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BEEMAN. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEMAN Ernest Charles |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
