Charles Cecil BEARD

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Service Number:	1515
Enlisted:	18 March 1915, Gayndah, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Oatlands Soldiers Memorial

18 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gayndah, Queensland
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1515, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1515, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
Date unknown:	Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Returned to Australia on 15 May 1919

Son of Mrs Laura Isabella Wills Beard, Reid Street, Zeehan, Tasmania

Brother of Edwawrd Frank Beard killed in action 9 May 1915 at Quinn's Post Galipoli and has no known grave

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal