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Harold Mathieson BEIERS

Date of birth17 March 1889
Place of birthMaryborough Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressJohns Lane, Maryborough, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Mathias Beiers, Johns Lane, Maryborough, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: 19th Battalion
Promotion date: 5 October 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 13 September 1916

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).
Recommendation date: October 1916 to February 1917

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).
Recommendation date: 4 March 1918

FateReturned to Australia 3 October 1918
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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