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BEAMES, George Darling
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 875, S70073 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 6 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Belair, South Australia, 24 December 1967, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia South East, Individual Rose Bed SG2 Position 016 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Myrtle Bank War Memorial, Parkside Public School Roll of Honor, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 875, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 875, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 875, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, S70073, Adelaide, South Australia |
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Son of Arthur George BEAMES and Mary nee SCOTT
"...875 George Darling Beames was born at Eastwood, South Australia, on 6 April 1889. He enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia, on 31 August 1914 and served with the 10th Battalion. He was wounded in action at Gallipoli on 19 May 1915 and again in France on 26 July 1916. He married Christina Urquhart at Glasgow in 1918 and returned to Australia with Christina in 1919." - SOURCE (collections.slsa.sa.gov.au)
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