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BEARD, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6706 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Enfield, Middlesex, England, 4 October 1877 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Confectioner |
| Died: | Natural Causes, North Sydney, New South Wales, 6 October 1955, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6706, 7th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6706, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6706, 7th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6706, 7th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Detail
Thomas Beard (my grand-uncle) was a confectioner, aged 38 at enlistment, lived with parents at Dulwich Hill, trained at Liverpool and Cootamundra; date of embarkation for overseas 17-11-16; arr Davenport 20-01-1917.
Sent to France arr 10-05-1917, thence Belgium, stayed in service during 1919 in England, part service with Field Ambulance; Returned to Port Darwin 28-07-1919; Discharged 4-09-1919, no disabilities.
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Submitted 13 November 2015 by Richard Beard
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