Beard A.D
Albert David Beard
Albert David Beard was a gunner in the Australian Field Artillery Brigade. He enlisted on the 15th of May 1916 and embarked on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on the 25th of October 1916. He was wounded in France and died in Ypres-Belgium on the 3rd of November 1917 of severe wounds. He was only 26 years old.
Service Record
Regimental number- 28455
School State School,- Victoria
Religion- Church of England
Occupation- Barman
Address- Town Hall Hotel, Wilson Street, Brighton, Victoria
Marital status- Single
Age at embarkation- 24
Next of kin- Father, A Beard, Town Hall Hotel, Wilson Street, Brighton, Victoria
Previous military service- Nil
Enlistment date- 15 May 1916
Rank on enlistment- Gunner
Unit name- Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 21
AWM Embarkation Roll number- 25/89/3
Embarkation details -Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll- Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll- 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Fate- Died of wounds 3 November 1917
Place of death or wounding- France
Age at death- 26
Age at death from cemetery records -26
Place of burial- Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 34), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,-
Australian War Memorial 11
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Albert and Isabella BEARD, Corowa, New South Wales. Native of Phillip Island, Victoria
Other details
War service: Western Front
Medals
Victory Medal
British War Medal
Certificate for Albert David Beard
What does a Gunner do?
In memory of Gunner Albert David Beard
Tactical Resistance
Albert's Official Record
Death and Wounding
Authors
Rosie Yates and Jessica Galvin
Yerong Creek PS
2014
Yerong Creek Public School
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