BEACOM, John Crozier
| Service Number: | 6946 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia, 14 April 1882 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Burrawang Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 August 1918, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot 1V, Row G, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caloundra Shire of Landsborough WW1 Roll of Honour, Maleny RSL War Memorial, Maleny Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor, Mooloolah, Glenview and Highlands Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6946, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6946, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6946, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6946, 15th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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John Crozier BEACOM was born in Burrawang, NSW on 14th April, 1882
His parents were Robert BEACOM and Elizabeth ARMSTRONG
He enlisted in Brisbane on 22nd October, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 15th Battalion, 23rd reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Beltana on 25th November, 1916
He was Killed in Action on 13th August 1918 - he is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonniers, France (see the AIF link below for further details of his service and his Biography for his Memorials
John was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
Northern Star, Lismore - 21st September 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR
BEACOM.- In sad but loving memory of our dear son and brother, Private John Crozier Beacom, killed in Action in France, 13th August, 1918
Not lost, but gone before, We know he lives above;
And Heaven shall unite us, In perfect, deathless love.
Inserted by his loving parents, brothers and sister.
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