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BEARD, William Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2111 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
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: '' | |
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6 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2111, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle | |
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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