ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BEARD, Alfred Ernest

BEARD, Alfred Ernest

Full Name: Alfred Ernest

BEARD

Date of Birth: 08

–

1893

Place of birth: Southern Cross WA

Australia

Occupation: Printer

Address: Holyoake WA

Next of Kin: Father- William Beard

Next of Kin Address: Argyle WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 4460

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-11-18

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-02-12

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-03-10

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: Inscription Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France.

10/11/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Perth WA
18/11/1915- To 36 Depot Company Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
16/12/1915- To 14th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA
12/02/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Miltiades ” bound for Egypt
10/03/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt to 3rd Training Battalion Serapeum
19/04/1916- Transferred to 51st Battalion Egypt
05/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France
03/09/1916- Wounded in Action Pozieres, France , however did not reach Aid Post
03/09/1916- Reports indicate that this soldier was Killed in Action whist on Patrol in France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 32350

Victory Medal – No. 32126

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 317303.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Donnybrook War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 152

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.