Regimental number | 1469 |
Place of birth | Holmfirth, England |
School | Kinross, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Compositor |
Address | Chapple Road, Central Bankstown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, George Beardsell, Chapple Road, Central Bankstown, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row R, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George W and Mary BEARDSELL, Dillwood, Bankstown, New South Wales. Native of England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |