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Henry Leslie BEESON

Regimental number18636
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolBawlyn State School, Camberwell, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoilermaker
Address20 Salisbury Street, Waverley, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Beeson, 20 Salisbury Street, Waverley, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 26
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingEcoust, Bullecourt, France
Date of death11 April 1917
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialEcoust Militry Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 30), Ecoust-St.Mein, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Alice BEESON, "Wendouree", Letitia Street, Oatley, Sydney. Native of Fitzroy, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3260 Gunner Charles BEESON, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 29 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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