BEER, Charles
| Service Number: | 3029 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Avoca, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Avoca, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Avoca State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise, France, 27 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Avoca Soldiers Memorial, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Employees Ass. Pictorial HR |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3029, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3029, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3029, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3029 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-27 |
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"...3029 Private (Pte) Charles Beer, 23rd Battalion, a 29 year old labourer from Avoca, Victoria when he enlisted and embarked for overseas with the 7th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 26 November 1915 aboard HMAT Commonwealth. In February 1916 he transferred to the 58th Battalion in Egypt and from June 1916 served with that battalion on the Western Front until he was killed in action on 27 March 1918 at St Pol, France. Pte Beer is buried in the St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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