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BEAMES, Henry James
| Service Number: | 2874 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, SA, 4 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Two Wells, Mallala, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironworker |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 24 August 1989, aged 93 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section |
| Memorials: | Lyrup Great War Roll of Honor, Lyrup War Memorial, Mallala Two Wells Pictorial Honour Roll 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2874, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2874, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2874, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2874, 50th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Port Lincoln, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George James BEAMES and Clarissa nee PRITCHARD
Biography contributed by Xavier Two Wells
Henry James Beames was born on the 4th of March 1896 in Hindmarsh, South Australia. He grew up in a small rural town called Two Wells with a large family, his father, George James Beames, his mother Charisa M Beames (Pitchard), and his 8 siblings. He was the 5th eldest of 4 girls and 4 boys.
Before Henry enlisted, he worked as an Ironworker. According to his Attestation Papers, Henry stood a height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighed 57kg.
On the 18th of September 1916, at the age of 20 years old, Henry was enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). He was assigned to the 50th Infantry Battalion. After the enlisting, Henry began basic military training in Mitcham, Adelaide. On the 6th of November 1916, Henry left Australia by ship HMAT Afric. Henry served on the Western Front. In March 1917 he became ill with tonsilitis and was hospitalised. He was appointed to Lance Corporal in January 1918
Henry returned back to Australia, embarking 30th July 1919. He was formally discharged 7 September 1919. After the war Henry moved to Port Lincoln where he married Robena. Henry passed away on the 24th of August 1989, at the age of 93, from natural causes associated with old age. He was buried at the Happy Valley Cemetery in Port Lincoln, South Australia
Reference List:
virtual War Memorial Australia (VWMA). Henry James Beames: Service Record. Retrieved from https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/109619
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Australian War Memorial. 50th Australian Infantry Battalion – Unit History.
National Archives of Australia. World War I Service Records.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Happy Valley Cemetery Records.
Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Personnel Dossiers, 1914–1918.
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