| Regimental number | 6392 |
| Place of birth | Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Blanchetown, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 3.75" |
| Weight | 116 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, George Vincent Beverley, Hotel Australia, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 4th Bn, Cheshire Militia; purchased discharge. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 15 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of James BEVERLEY |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Discharged from Government Hospital, Suez, 11 May 1916 (no further details recorded). Embarked Alexandria for England, 28 May 1916; date of disembarkation notr recorded. Appointed Acting Corporal (with pay), 12 September 1916; Acting Sergeant (with pay), 21 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 March 1917; reverted to permanent grade of Sapper, 30 March 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Field Company Engineers, in the field, 12 April 1917. Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 5 June 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred to 1st Divisional Rest Station; to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 June 1917 (trench fever); to Ambulance Train, 24 June 1917, and admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 25 June 1917; transferred to England, 9 July 1917, and admitted to hospital, Southampton, 10 July 1917; transferred to Barton-on-Sea Convalescent Home, 11 September 1917; to Bournemouth Military Hospital, 28 September 1917; to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 12 October 1917 (debility fol;lowing dysentery); discharged on furlough, 23 October 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 November 1917. Found guilty, 13 November 1917, of being improperly dressed, in that he was wearing a collar and tie with tunic unbuttoned: forfeited 1 day's pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Persic', 21 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility, dysentery carrier), 17 May 1918. War service: 2 years 163 days (of which 1 year 329 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 52 |
| Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEVERLEY Alfred Guy Roland |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
