William Edward BEARD

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Service Number:	2111
Enlisted:	12 April 1915, Kalgoorlie
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1896
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers Catholic College, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Occupation:	Bank Officer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 August 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning District R.S.L. Memorial, Fremantle National Bank of Western Australasia Ltd. Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Victoria Park St Joachim's Catholic Church Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

12 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2111, Kalgoorlie
6 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2111, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2111, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle
4 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2111, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
15 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2111, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2111 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-15

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