William Frederick BEITZ

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BEITZ, William Frederick

Service Number:	379
Enlisted:	14 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roma, Maranoa - Queensland, Australia, 2 January 1897
Home Town:	Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Roma State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 March 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 20,
Tree Plaque:	Roma Heroes Avenue
Memorials:	Amby War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Mitchell & Districts War Memorial, Roma Cenotaph, Roma Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 379, 41st Infantry Battalion
18 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 379, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 379, 41st Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
27 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 379, 41st Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW left shoulder

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

Parents : Charles Frederick and Rachel Kirby BEITZ, Clenora, Minka Siding, Roma, Queensland

Brother: 1620 Pte Henry Frederick BEITZ, 49th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas).

William was wounded, reported as GSW (which could be variously 'Gunshot Wound' or 'General Shrapnel Wound' ) on 27 February. He is recorded as having been evacuated through the 9th Field Ambulance. He died of wounds on 4 March and was buried in Trois Arbres Cemetery. There are a number of other cemeteries in the vicinity of Trois Arbres and most of the burials in these died of their wounds along the medical evacuation chain. There was a major complex of Casualty Clearing Stations nearby at Pont d'Achelles. William's report of death was signed by OC 2 CCS.

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