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Henry BEGGS

Regimental number773
Place of birthKerang, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKerang, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Beggs, Kerang, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollImperial Camel Corps
FateReturned to Australia 17 July 1916
Date of death24 August 1919
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialKerang Cemetery (Row F), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Kent Fedorowich
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1190 Pte Arthur Ernest BEGGS, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 May 1917; 774 Pte David BEGGS, Australian Veterinary Hospital, returned to Australia, 3 March 1919; [1154] Lt James BEGGS, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 3 September 1919; 2287 Pte Walter BEGGS, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 August 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

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

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