Regimental number | 881 |
Place of birth | Araluen, New South Wales |
School | Black Friars Training College |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | 1 Ness Avenue, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A V Begbie, Frogmore, via Burrowa |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 22.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 41), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Alena BEGBIE (formerly HOWARD, 35 Maitland Road, Islington, New South Wales, and the late John HOWARD. Native of Araluen, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Step-brother: Pte. Beghie Donald Smirnoff, No. 6775, died of wounds at Albert on 28th April, 1918. |