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BESTON, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 415, 2334 |
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Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, 1894 |
Home Town: | Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Hairdresser |
Died: | Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 415, Depot Battalion , Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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27 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 415, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 415, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
10 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Hospital Ship "Nevasa" -- Diarrhoea -- Gallipoli | |
20 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sick to Hospital -- Shrapnel Gully | |
20 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted -- 5th Australian Field Ambulance -- Diarrhoea -- Gallipoli | |
20 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 1. Australian Casualty Clearing Station -- Diarrhoea -- Gallipoli | |
20 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Gallipoli for Malta per H.S. "Nevasa" | |
27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- St Patricks's -- Debility -- Malta | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Malta | |
24 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- All Saints Hospital -- Debility -- Malta | |
7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Embarked for Egypt | |
7 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Malta for Egypt per H.M.T. "Bornu" | |
13 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, Overseas Base, Transferred -- Admitted -- No. 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital -- V.D.G (Venereal Disease - Gonorrhea) & S.C. (Syphilis) -- Abbassia | |
13 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, Overseas Base, Transferred -- Admitted -- -- No 2. Australian General Hospital -- V.D.G (Venereal Disease - Gonorrhea) & S.C. (Syphilis) -- Ghjezireh | |
13 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, Overseas Base, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Overseas Base | |
18 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, Overseas Base, Marched In -- Overseas Base -- Ghezireh | |
27 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, Marched into -- "A" Details -- Garrison Orders -- Zeitoun | |
3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from Garrison Orders -- Zeitoun | |
18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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