| Regimental number | 1582 |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| School | Charles Street State School, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Other training | Technical School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | South Esk Road, Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Wm. Bearup, South Esk Road, Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Enlisted as a signaller in the 92nd Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Launceston, 30 April 1912; received his commission on 7 May 1914. When Australia called for volunteers for the first contingent he tried three times unsuccessfully to enlist - he failed to draw the chest measurement by one inch - but got through on 5 January 1915. He resigned his commission and enlisted as a private in the 12th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement. These lines were found in his pocketbook in 1913: "Australia gives us freedom/ Let us guard her well, true/ For her sake in peace I die/ For her if need be in war." (information from father) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Chatham Junction, near Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amy BEARUP, South Esk Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
