| Regimental number | 2952 |
| Place of birth | Wyalong, New South Wales |
| Other Names | John Stephen |
| School | Wyalong Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Wyalong Hotel, Wyalong, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E A Beazley, Wyalong Hotel, Wyalong, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, 2nd Military District. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2932 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 59), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Wyalong Roll of Honour. Parents: John Stephen and Edith Amelia BEAZLEY, 6 Alexander Avenue, Mosman, Sydney. Native of Wyalong, New South Wales~ |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 73 Pte James BEAZLEY, 12th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 28 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 2 December 1915 (mumps); discharged, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, Ferry Post, 27 April 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 29 April 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 19 November 1916 (pyrexia); transferred to 3rd Welsh Ambulance, 19 November 1916; discharged, 24 November 1916. Detached to Imperial School of Instruction, Marakeb, 15 May 1917 (Bombing Course 'B'); rejoined unit, Tel el Fara, 27 May 1917. Admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, 27 May 1917 (tonsillitis); transferred to 36th Stationary Hospital, Mohamediya, 2 June 1917; discharged, 12 June 1917. Taken on strength, 4th Training Regiment, Moascar, 13 June 1917; rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, 9 July 1917. Killed in action, Beersheba, 31 October 1917. Buried, 1 November 1917. File states: 'Died from shot wounds, 31 October 1917. Group 3-7th from right. there are 5 (Five) Groups in this Locality within 50 (Fifty) yards of each other. The Bodies are numbered from Right of each separate Group, facing N.E. Site: 2 miles S.E. of Beersheba, 400 yards S. of road. Chaplain: Rev W.J. Dunbar CF (Meth).' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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