ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BEGGS, James

BEGGS, James

Full Name: James

BEGGS

Date of Birth: 03

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1886

Place of birth: Kerang, VIC

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Yarloop, WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Mary Beggs

Next of Kin Address: Kerang, VIC

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 1154

Rank: Lieutenant

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion/2nd Machine Gun Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-03-03

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-06-09

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-22

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1920-02-28

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3/03/1915- To No. 9 Depot Company Blackboy Hill as Private
17/08/1915- Promoted Lance Corporal with 28th Battalion in the field Egypt
4/09/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
23/09/1915- Promoted Corporal in the field Apex Gallipoli
10/12/1915- Promoted Temporary Sergeant in the field Gallipoli
10/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Mudros ex Gallipoli and reverts to Corporal Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
2/03/1916- Transferred Machine Gun Company in the field Ferry Port Egypt
21/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
20/08/1916- Promoted Sergeant in the field Belgium
2/12/1916- Promoted 2nd Lieutenant in the field France
19/12/1916- Admitted 1st Anzac Hospital in the field France ( Rheumatism ) ex 39th Casualty Clearing Station
2/01/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Sickness
24/01/1917- Admitted 6th Australian Field Ambulance in the field France( Rheumatism ) ex 39th Casualty Clearing Station
10/02/1917- Joined 2nd Machine Gun Companyin the field France ex Sickness
26/07/1917- Promoted Lieutenant in the field France
3/02/1918- Granted Leave England
18/02/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
11/03/1918- Admitted 7th Australian Field Ambulance France ( Cyst ) ex 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
24/03/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Injury
11/04/1918- Admitted 8th General Hospital Rouen France( Chest Injury ) ex 5th Australia Field Ambulance ex 45th Casualty Clearing Station
15/04/1918- To Australian General Base Depot Reinforcements Havre France ex Injury
21/06/1918- To Machine Gun Training Depot Grantham England ex Parkhouse ex France
17/01/1919- Admitted Tidworth Military Hospital England ( Tonsilitis )
24/01/1919- Discharged to Duty es Sickness
1/04/1919- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny ex Machine Gun Training Depot
9/04/1919- To Finance Section Pay Corps AIF Headquarters London
22/04/1919- Granted Leave England
3/09/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Barambah ”
28/02/1920- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment )

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 4395

British War Medal – No. 3047

Victory medal – No. 3043

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial, WA.