| Service number | VX28646 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1912-08-24 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Malvern |
| Death Date | 1997-11-13 |
| Death Place | Australia: Victoria |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Unit | 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Harold William Beamsley
Description
Private Harold William Beamsley enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force in Caulfield, Victoria, 1 July 1940. Private Beamsley served with 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion in Ambon, Maluku Islands. On 3 February 1942 he was taken as prisoner of war by the Japanese, and in October 1945 was transferred to be interned at Bakli Bay, Hainan Island. Following the surrender of the Japanese in August 1945, he was repatriated on 12 September 1945. Private Beamsley was discharged on 11 December 1945.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 24 August 1912 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 01 July 1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 11 December 1945 | |
| Date of death | 13 November 1997 |
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