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Cenotaph record

Percy John Beach

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Percy John AWMM
  • Surname
    Beach AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 87790 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 January 1885 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Richmond, Nelson AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Millhand AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Lottie Beach (Wife), Salisbury Road, Richmond, Nelson AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married AWMM
    Married Lottie Eliza Thain Mill in 1909, 1 daughter Ruby b 1912 AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 87790 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Machinist/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5 foot, 10 inches AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      147 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, WWI AWMM
      Fair complexion AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWI AWMM
      Blue eyes AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John Octavius and Eleanor Button Beach [nee Sutton] AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 July 1957 AWMM
    Blenheim, Marlborough AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
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    Cenotaph data entry form AWMM

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