BEAVAN, Charles
(Service number 61027)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 August 1885 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihao Downs | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs M. BEAVAN (mother), Geraldine; Mr T. Hamilton (friend), Waihao, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 8 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 September 1963 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Beavan was the son of Thomas and Martha (née Pye) Beavan.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 August 2017]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 August 2017]
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