Henry Frederick BEITZ

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BEITZ, Henry Frederick

Service Number:	1620
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roma, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1898
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station hand
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1951, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorials:	Roma Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1620, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1620, 49th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Henry embarked from Sydney on board SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916. He was wounded in action in France on 4 April 1917 and returned to Australia in October 1919.

His brother, 379 Private William Frederick Beitz, 41st Battalion, embarked with the 41st Battalion from Sydney on board HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 18 May 1916. He died, aged 20, on 4 March 1917 of wounds received in action in France.

They were both Station Hands when enlisting on 14th January 1916, sons of Mrs Rachel Kirby, Yingerbay near Roma, Queensland.

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