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BEEKS, Allan Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 278 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 5 January 1894 |
Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Pyrmont State School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 November 1916, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot I. Row A. Grave 3. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 278, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 278, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
27 Jul 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , Throughout the period 22nd - 27th July near POZIERS this N.C.O. assisted to maintain Battery and Right Battalion liaison officers telephone lines. He was constantly under heavy shell fire, setting a splendid example to the men working with him and without his devotion to duty the work of the Field Artillery on this flank would have been impossible to carry out. It would be impossible to speak too highly of the work of this N.C.O. on the right flank and back through CONTALMAISON. | |
12 Nov 1916: | Involvement Bombardier, 278, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 278 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1916-11-12 |
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