Regimental number | 606 |
Place of birth | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
School | State School, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Beswick, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 91st Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 45), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Harriett BESWICK, Burnie, Tasmania. Natie of North Down, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 136 Pte Basil BESWICK DCM MM, 40th Bn; 1246 Pte Leslie James BESWICK, 26th Bn, killed in action, 18 November 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |