BEESTON, Joseph Lievesley
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 September 1859 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kings and Queens College of Physicians & Dublin Royal College of Surgeons |
| Occupation: | Surgeon |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 8 March 1921, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Section 17, Lot 63 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mayfield Masonic Lodge St George 78, Newcastle Surf Club Life Saving Brigade Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, SN Officer, Medical Officers, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Field Ambulance, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Colonel, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Colonel, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 8 Mar 1921: | Involvement AIF WW1, Colonel |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was the son of traffic manager John Lievesley Beeston and Amelia Jane Denison. He received a local education before travelling to Ireland, where he studied at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. Around 1881 he married Anna Maria Read, with whom he had four children. He returned to New South Wales, practising in Newcastle as a surgeon in a number of partnerships and as honorary surgeon at Newcastle Hospital. In 1908 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he generally supported the Liberals. In 1914 he enlisted in the AIF with the Field Ambulance, serving in Gallipoli. He achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel, but was invalided after contracting malaria and returned to Australia in 1916. In 1915 he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; he also received the Volunteer Officers' Decoration
Biography
Joseph Lievesley Beeston was born on 19 Sep 1859 in Newcastle NSW.
His parents were John L. Beeston and Amelia J. Denison.
He was Lieutenant-Colonel in 4th Field Ambulance having joined on 29 Oct 1914
Joseph died on 08 Mar 1921 in Newcastle from illness and was buried in the Sandgate Cemtery, NSW
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