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Joseph BEERS

Regimental number1144
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolCatholic School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressDevonshire Street, Chatswood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Beers, Devonshire Street, Chatswood, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ross Donnelly and Elizabeth BEERS. Born in New South Wales
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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