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BEDDOE, James Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5974 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newstead, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Newstead, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newstead State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newstead & District Great European War Roll of Honor, Newstead Methodist Church Honour Roll, Newstead War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5974 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-12 | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 60th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Killed in action at Noreuil. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Son of James Creighton and Sarah Trewren Beddoe, Newstead, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal