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BEASLEY, Henry John
| Service Number: | 51891 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51891, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 51891, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 51891, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Henry John Beasley
Name: Henry John Beasley
Service Number: 51891
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 19 July 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 18 December 1917
Age at Enlistment: 26 years 5 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Ida Gwendoline Beasley
Occupation: Managing Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lance Corporal
Henry left Sydney on 5 June 1918 on the RMS Orontes reaching Liverpool, England on 11 August. He served in the U.K. for the remainder of the war. Henry was hospitalised with diphtheria on 8 November and influenza/ neurasthemia on 6 June 1919. He was promoted to temporary Lance Corporal on 3 February 1919. Henry returned to Australia on the Marathon on 19 April and was discharged on 21 June.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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