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BEILBY, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 527 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1914, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat College, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 6, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 527, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 527, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 527, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 527, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 527 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Beilby and Fanny Jane Beilby nee Nation of "Sledmere' Leongatha, Victoria. Brother of Alice Emily Beilby, Eric Naton Beilby and Cleeve Simpson Beilby
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal