William Henry BEARD

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Service Number:	535
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 19 March 1893
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Belgium. Panel 7-17-23-25-27-29-31. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 535, Brisbane, Queensland
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 535, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 535, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 535, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 535, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 535, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 535 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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