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BEAVON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1639 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1914, 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Infantry Battalion. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dudley, West Midlands, England, U.K., 11 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sheet Mill Worker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 3rd Reinforcements, 6th Infantry Battalion. | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1639, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1639, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (Face) | |
| 5 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1639, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW | |
| 6 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion, R.T.A. Disembarked 22 May 1919. | |
| 9 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged Medically Unfit and awarded: 1914/1915 Star, B.W.M. and Victory Medal plus a M.S.M. (London Gazette 17 June 1918 on page 2113 at position 217). |
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