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BEAHAN, Leslie James

Service Numbers:	1624, Q195000, Q187198, QP8466
Enlisted:	10 January 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit:	District Accounts Office (Qld)
Born:	Tamworth, New South Wales, 3 April 1897
Home Town:	Warra, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer (later Police Officer)
Died:	Natural causes, Sandgate, Queensland, 24 November 1986, aged 89 years
Cemetery:	Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld Burial: 26 Nov 1986; Grave Location: 105/G/6, Lawn-Section 105/Row G/Plot 6.
Memorials:	Warra War Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1624, Toowoomba, Queensland
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1624, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1624, 47th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
30 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Machine Gun Company
9 Jun 1917:	Wounded Private, 1624, 12th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines, GSW (chest)
31 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1624, 12th Machine Gun Company

World War 2 Service

26 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q187198
26 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Private, Q195000, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Brisbane, Queensland
26 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, Q195000
27 Oct 1939:	Involvement Q187198
27 Oct 1939:	Involvement QP8466
11 Nov 1943:	Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, Q195000, District Accounts Office (Qld)

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Biography

Discharged from Service on 31 Jan 1918.

Leslie Beahan also served during WW2