Joseph George BEES

Regimental number3248
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBooleroo Centre, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height6' 3.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Baldock, Booleroo Centre, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 March 1917
Place of enlistmentMildura, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date7 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somerset', 4 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), 7 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 February 1953
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEES Joseph George