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George Beal

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Portrait of 6/2537 George Beal. Image kindly provided by Rattanong family. No known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of 6/2537 George Beal. Image kindly provided by Rattanong family. No known copyright restri …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Beal AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/2537 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 March 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM East Eyreton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 M. Beal (father), East Eyreton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single 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 6/2537 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Beal was the son of Mark and Eliza Beal, of East Eyreton, Canterbury. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
14 January 2023SarndraAuckland, New ZealandOther
09 September 2022NormHavelock NorthResearcher
03 October 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher
23 April 2015Naomi ElizabethRangiora, New ZealandOther Relative

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