BEDDOW, Ernest Bazen
| Service Number: | 2545 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wylie Creek (Liston), New South Wales, Australia, 30 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Willsons Downfall, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tenterfield Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Hospital, Salisbury Plains, England, United Kingdom, 28 January 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bilston Cemetery, Staffordshire, England C.E. 949E, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Liston - Amosfield War Memorial, Tenterfield & District Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Infantry |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 35th Infantry Battalion, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2545, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 28th January…… Private Ernest Bazen Beddow was born at Wilson’s Downfall, New South Wales in 1896.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd October, 1916 as a 19 year old, single, Labourer from Wilson’s Downfall, via Tenterfield, NSW.
Private Ernest Bazen Beddow, Service number 2545, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25th October, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 35th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 28th December, 1916.
He was marched in to 9th Training Battalion from Australia on 29th December, 1916.
On 4th January, 1917 Private Beddow was Absent without Leave from midnight until 8pm on 5th January, 1917. He was awarded 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 & forfeited a total of 1 days’ pay.
He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England on 18th January, 1917 with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin). Private Beddow was reported as seriously ill with Broncho Pneumonia on 19th January, 1917.
Private Ernest Bazen Beddow died at 5.50 am on 28th January, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England from Broncho Pneumonia.
He was buried by relatives (R. E. Hughes, 12 Lester St, Bilston, Staffs) on 3rd February, 1917 in Bilston Cemetery, Bilston, Wolverhampton, England – Plot number 949 E.1. (Private Grave) and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bilston.html
Biography
"...2545 Private Ernest Bazen Beddow, 35th Battalion. A labourer from Willsons Downfall, NSW, he embarked with the 35th Battalion, 5th Reinforcements on 25 October 1916 aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11). Pte Beddow died on 28 January 1917 of broncho-pneumonia, which he contracted during training at Salisbury Plains. He was buried at the Bilston cemetery, Staffordshire, England." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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