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BEECHAM, Andrew Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5492 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1873 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness, Newport, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1919, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Methodist Section, F, 35,5,5, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5492, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5492, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5492, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5492, Tunnelling Companies, Discharged at 3rd Military District | |
| 23 Mar 1919: | Involvement Sapper, 5492, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5492 awm_unit: 1st Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1919-03-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Elizabeth Beecham. Husband of Julia Jane Beecham of Collingwood Road, Newport, Victoria previously Robinson Street, Long Gully, Bendigo. Father of Eunice Beecham, Thelma Beecham, Aubrey Beecham, Frederick Beecham, Andrew Beecham and Charles Beecham
1 May 1916 - suffering from Laryngitis caused by T.B. and chronic Bronchitis. Had lost over a stone in weight in the previous month
4 May 1917 - returned to Australia on board H.M.A.T. Themistocles for discharge due to Tuberculosis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal