James Edward BEDDOE

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Service Number:	5974
Enlisted:	14 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newstead, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Newstead, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian Villers-Bretonneux Memorial No known grave, 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 (Australian National Memorial - France)

14 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
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 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
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