| Place of birth | Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Ireland |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | 'Kiree', North Parade, Campsie, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 48 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Beers, North Parade, Campsie, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Royal Australian Artillery for 9 years; Instructional Staff, Army Medical Corps, for 16 years; Army Medical Corps P Services for 1 year. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | HON LT (QM) |
| Unit name | 1st Field Ambulance |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front On temporary duty at No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 14 August 1915. Appointed Quartermaster and Honorary Captain, ANZAC Headquarters, Cairo, 22 November 1915. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 4 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 7 June 1916 (influenza, mild); discharged to duty, 13 June 1916. On leave to England, 13 October 1916; rejoined hospital, 22 October 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 16 July 1917; rejoined hospital, 26 July 1917. Appointed Quartermaster and Honorary Major, 1 September 1917. Proceeded to AIF Headquarters, London, for temporary duty, 15 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Dunvegan Castle' ('for family reasons' - wife's ill health: Colonel T.H. Dodds, Deputy Adjutant General, AIF HQ, attached Australian Corps, France, 26 February 1918, approved his return to Australia '[I]n view of his age and long service in the A.I.F.'), 13 March 1918; left Capetown on board HT 'Tofua, 21 May 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 14 June 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, 30 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEERS Edward St John |
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