Regimental number | 27205 |
Place of birth | Stanmore New South Wales |
School | Arncliffe Public School, NSW |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Knight Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, C H Beer, Railway Street, Rockdale, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and in the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 20 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battery, 1st Australian Field Artillery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Anzac Ridge, Ypres Sector, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row HH, Grave No. 7), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Heard and Amelia BEER, 64 Railway Street, Rockdale, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Lt Harold Rupert BEER, MC; Sgt Charles Clifford BEER. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |