| Regimental number | 828 |
| Place of birth | Digby, Victoria |
| School | State School No 297, Heywood, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Crystal Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A H Beeson, Heywood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Citizen Forces |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 35), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: A.H. and Martha BEESON, Hepwood, Victoria. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to Convalescent Camp, Cairo, 12 May 1915; discharged to duty, 24 May 1915; taken on strength, 10th Bn, Gallipoli, 2 June 1915; awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 1, Gallipoli, 22 July 1915; to hospital, 3 October 1915 (gastro enteritis); rejoined unit, 5 October 1915; admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, Mudros, 22 November 1915; transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Mudros, 27 November 1915 (enteritis); to Lowland Command Depot, 6 December 1915; after Gallipoli campaign, disembarked at Alexandria, 29 December 1915. Transferred to 1st Pioneer Bn, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disebarked Marseilles, 2 April 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, France, 16 April 1916 (mumps); transferred to British Isolation Hospital, 16 April 1916; to No 9 General Hospital, St Omer, 16 April 1916; discharged, 7 May 1916; rejoined unit, 9 May 1916. Wounded in action, France, 26 July 1916; admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 26 July 1916 (shrapnel wound, chest and testicle); died of wounds, France, 26 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEESON Albert |
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