Morton Ernest BESWICK

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BESWICK, Morton Ernest

Service Number:	606
Enlisted:	21 March 1916, An original of C Company
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 12 September 1897
Home Town:	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 45 Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance

World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 606, 40th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 606, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 606, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 606, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 606 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-28

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Morton Beswick enlisted at the age of 18 and was wounded in action when he was shot in the foot on the 9 May 1917. He was evacuated to England and spent 6 months there recovering. He was killed in action near Heilly, France, on 28 March 1918 during the German Spring Offensive of March – May 1918. He had a brother serving in the 40th Battalion with him, 136 Pte Basil Beswick, DCM MM who returned to Australia in 1919.

An older brother 1246 Pte Leslie James Beswick, 26th Battalion, had been killed in action at Gallipoli, 18 November 1915.

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