BEESON, Henry Leslie
| Service Number: | 18636 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Warren, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 12 October 1885 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bawlyn Public School |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ecoust Military Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein II A 30 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 18636, Warren, New South Wales | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 18636, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 18636, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 18636, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 18636 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Alice Beeson, of " Wendouree, " Letitia St., Oatley, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Member of the Ivanhoe 143 Lodge
ATHLETES IN ARMS
H. L. BEESON
The toll of war (writes Mr. A. S Howcroft) took a widely known athlete last week. This was H. L. Beeson, whose energies for the last 10 years have taken him into competitive cycling, cross-country running, and rowing. It was however, as an athlete that Harry Beeson more particularly left his mark on the amateur sporting records of this State. One of the most reserved of men, his quiet but most efficient captaincy of the Essendon Harriers, was largely responsible for the front rank position that club held in 'cross-country running from 1904 to 1913. ' In the former - year Beeson won the five mile 'novice race at Oakleigh, in so doing following in ' the footsteps of his club mates G. A. Wheatley and
H. Shovelton, who won in 1902 and 1903 respectively. From 1904 on for 10 years, except ,for a year or so that he was in England, Beeson ran into single figures in the 10 miles practically every year, and also in the five miles C.C.C. at Ballarat the same., In all these races his main concern was the position of his club team: his individual chance of securing a prize being a secondary consideration. In such races his first action on crossing the line was to double back to 'buck up' the rest of the team. The illustration reproduced below was taken in Sydney early last year, where he enlisted in the artillery with his brother Charles.
His kindly hands and gentle heart are now stilled iri the sleep that lasts for all time, but in many minds there will linger fond memories of Harry Beeson for many' a long year to come.
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