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BEAMES, Arthur Endicott
| Service Numbers: | 14104, S70225 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1942, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk S.A.R. |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 3 October 1967, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation Date: 05/10/1967 Interment Date: 27/09/1968 Interment Location: South East, Individual Rose Bed SG3, Position 040 |
| Memorials: | Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1, Tea Tree Gully War Memorial Arch Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 14104, 13th Field Company Engineers, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 14104, 13th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, 14104, "The Last Hundred Days", RSL Membership card detail |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, S70225, Adelaide, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Arthur Endicott Beames was born in Tea Tree Gully, South Australia on 27/08/1894. His mother was Mrs Adelaide Trafalgar Beames. His brother was 2nd Corporal Harold Herbert Beames 14105. Before the war, Arthur worked as a Clerk for the South Australian Railways
Arthur Beames enlisted 27 January 1916 and served with the 13th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 2.
He won a Meritorious Service Medal. 'For conspicuous energy and devotion to duty. This N.C.O. has at all times given the greatest satisfaction in the faithful performance of his duties. He has been most reliable and kept the unit's returns and correspondence in first class order.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67. Date: 3 June 1919.
He survived the war and came back to Australia in 1919.