BEALES, William Arthur
| Service Number: | 3241 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chilwell, Victoria, Australia, 21 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Chilwell, Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1970, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 4th Ave Wall Niches (South Side), Wall 1, Section M, Niche 5 |
| Memorials: | Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3241, 14th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3241, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3241, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur BEALES and Elizabeth nee KENDALL, 18 Nicholas Street, Chilwell, Victoria
After arriving in Aexandria Egypt, Arthur proceeded to Marseilles, France where he was wounded in action in the field 3 July 1916 in France and admitted to 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, France.
Transferred to England, he was admitted to Military Hospital Carrington 8 July 1916 then onto Bagthorpe Militiary Hospital (Dartford, England) with GSW to face, thigh and right arm 12 October 1916. In January 1917 he was transferred to the 3rd Auxillary Hospital and discharged from there on 21 February 1917. He then marched into No 2 Com. Depot Weymouth from Dartford.
Embarked 04 May 1917 per H.T. Themistocles from Devonport England for Australia for change.
Discharged form AIF 23 January 1918
BEALES - On March the 5th, at Private Hospital, William Arthur, father of Beryl, fatherinlaw of Roy, grandfather of Carol, Ken, Gwenda, Keith and Lois.
In God's care - privately cremated