NUMBER:
Private 4146

BATTALION / UNIT / SHIP:
59th Battalion

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Fairbank via Korumburra, Victoria

NEXT OF KIN:
His father, William George Beard of Fairbank via Korumburra, Victoria

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
Leongatha, Victoria 27/7/1915

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:
Age 24 years 1 month, 5'8", blue eyes and light brown hair

RELIGION:
Baptist

OCCUPATION:
Farmer

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH:
He died of wounds received at Armentieres or Fromelles in a military hospital, Edmonton London 30/7/1916

LOCATION OF GRAVE/MEMORIAL:
Fred is buried in Heroes Corner Tottenham Cemetery London

RELATIONSHIP TO WOORAYL SHIRE:
He was a resident of Fairbank, Victoria

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:
◈ 27/7/1915 He enlisted in Leongatha, Victoria
◈ 29/12/1915 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes
◈ 16/3/1916 He was admitted to hospital in Cairo with mumps
◈ 25/3/1916 He was discharged
◈ 21/4/1916 He was transferred to the 59th Battalion at Duntroon Plateau
◈ 18/6/1916 He embarked Alexandria
◈ 29/6/1916 He disembarked Marseilles
◈ 19/7/1916 He was wounded at Fromelles in abdomen and leg
◈ 22/7/1916 He went to hospital train
◈ 26/7/1916 He went to England from Boulogne
◈ 30/7/1916 He died of wounds
◈ He was buried in Tottenham Cemetery London
◈ His effects were: a small bag, 3 pencils, a testament, 1 F M card, a broken watch, a cigarette holder, correspondence, toothbrush, comb, identity disc
◈ The family received the plaque and scroll in 1921
◈ Page 38 of his file is a letter from his brother, written on paper with the letterhead Commercial Hotel Leongatha