| Regimental number | 3038 |
| Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria |
| School | State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bealiba, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs O Beith, 48 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3038A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 13), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Daniel BEITH, husband of Amelia Jane BEITH, 29 Victoria Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales. Native of Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 56th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 26/26 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'.Statement, Red Cross File No 320305, 1740 Lance Corporal J. SOMERVILLE, B Company, 56th Bn (patient, No 5 General Hospital, Rouen), 22 June 1917: 'We went over the top at Fromelles on July 20th and he did some splendid work throwing bombs. Sgt. Phillips got the D.C.M. as he himself admits for the work that Beith did and the Sgt. was the last man to see him in the German trench and is quite sure that he was killed. We were driven back so that he was not buried.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEITH William
Red Cross file 320305 |