RUNDLE, Beaumont
| Service Number: | 1926 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Armidale School |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 April 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension M 51 |
| Memorials: | Armidale School War Memorial Gates, Darlinghurst St John's Anglican Church Honour Board, Warwick War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1926, 2nd Australian Remount Unit | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1926, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 1926, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Edward and Emma Catherine Rundle; husband of Barbara Rundle, of 39, Hunter St., Sydney, New South Wales.
BEAUMONT RUNDLE (14.4.1886 - 15.4.1917)
From Glebe Point, Sydney. His father was George Edward Rundle.
At TAS a bit over one year from July 1901 to Sept. 1903. First Football XV and Colours. Set broad jump record of 21 feet in 1902 which “held good for some years". After leaving school he wrote to the Armidalian "with affection for his old School" from Foxlow, Bungendore.
Served in: The Armidalian Sept.1917 asserts that he served in the South African War where his brother was killed, but this can not be true. He was still at School during the South African War. He served with the 4th Division Ammunition Column, Australian Field Artillery as Lieut. When War broke out he was In England and enlisted as a Private in the Imperial Remount Unit. He later received a commission and joined the Australian Field Artillery.
Killed in France aged 31 and one day. He died of wounds. He left a widow living at "Kenwood", Sheffield, England.
Memorial — A memorial service was held for him In the Chapel on 26.4.1917.
His wife was called Barbara - she was the daughter of Francis Henry and Grace Needham and was born 30 Sep 1885, Tenterfield , New South Wales. She married Beaumont in Queensland Australia in 1909.
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