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Clement William Beecroft (1881 - 1917)

Clement William (William) Beecroft
Born in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australiamap
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Son of and
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Died at about age 36 in Passendale, West Flanders, Belgiëmap
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William Beecroft was born in the Colony of Western Australia (1832-1900)
This profile is part of the Beecroft Name Study.
William Beecroft is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Clement William Beecroft was born in 1881 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, son of Clement Simpson Beecroft (1846–1914) and Jane Moon (1850–1919)[1].

He attended Fremantle Boys School[2].

When his father died in 1914 he was known as William.

He enlisted in WWI on 27/11/1915 and his occupation was labourer. He served with the 40th Infantry Battalion. S/N 744A. He was Killed in Action. His body was not recovered[2].

He is memorialised at Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.

William died on October 13, 1917 in Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium, aged 35[3][4] [2]. Clement was memorialised on a memorial in Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia with a death date of 13 October 1917.[5].

In his will he left just over 40 pound to Marion Beecroft[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ West Australia BDM records. Birth reg 21836/1881
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vitual War Memorial Australia. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/192238
  3. ↑ Family Notices (1918, October 14). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27492641
  4. ↑ Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1650992
  5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #249761837 (accessed 19 June 2023)
    Memorial page for Clement William Beecroft (unknown-13 Oct 1917), citing Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (plot: Panel: 132); Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
  6. ↑ WILLS FOR THE WEEK (1919, June 15). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved June 19, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58003578




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