Regimental number | 4142 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Model School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Rosewater Post Office, Rosewater, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, A J Beer, Rosewater, South Australia |
Previous military service | Was engaged on naval duties at the outbreak of war. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row R, Grave No. 1), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew John and the late Elizabeth Ann BEER, Rosewater, South Australia. Native of Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |