George Darling BEAMES

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BEAMES, George Darling

Service Numbers:	875, S70073
Enlisted:	31 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 6 April 1889
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Belair, South Australia, 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, Norwood Football Club War Veterans, Parkside Public School Roll of Honor, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, Adelaide, South Australia
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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Biography

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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