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William Frederick BEITZ

Regimental number379
Place of birthRoma, Queensland
SchoolState Schools, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
AddressRoma, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rachel Kirby, Glenora Road, Yengarbay, Queensland
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death4 March 1917
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 20), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Frederick and Rachel Kirby BEITZ, Clenora, Minka Siding, Roma, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1620 Pte Henry Frederick BEITZ, 49th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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