Regimental number | 4061 |
Place of birth | Fiji |
School | Leonka Public School, Fiji |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Planter |
Address | Vuna Vasa, Taviuni, Fiji |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, W Beddows, Vuna Vasa, Taviuni, Fiji |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Date of Fate is unclear please check |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row R, Grave No. 3), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Caroline BEDDOWS, Vuni Vasa, Tavenni, Fiji |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4060 Pte Arthur Henry BEDDOWS, 17th Battalion, killed in action, 3 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |