BEACOM John (Jack) Crozier

Occupation: Farmer
QER 1913 Farmer living at Maleny
Address: Maleny, Landsborough Qld
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Elizabeth (Armstrong) Beacom, of Clunes, Richmond River NSW
Father: Robert, Address as above Jack was the eighth of ten children - eight boys and two girls.

22/10/1916: Enlisted Brisbane, Qld
25/11/1916: Embarked on Beltana in Sydney
29/1/1917: Disembarked Devonport, England
30/1/1917: Marched in to Training Battalion at Codford from Overseas
31/1/1917: Sent from 4th Training Battalion to Group Hospital (Codford) with Mumps
20/2/1917: Marched in from Parkhouse Hospital
4/6/1917: Proceed overseas to France from 4th Training Battalion via Folkestone
6/6/1917: Marched in from England, to Australian Divisional Base Depot
20/6/1917: Marched out to Unit at Etaples
21/6/1917: Taken on strength from Reinforcements to 15th Battalion
26/2/1918: Wounded in Action
8/3/1918: At General Hospital, Boulogne to Shell Wound Left Leg
- Embarked on Hospital Ship "St Denis" for England
- Private Admitted from General Red Cross Hospital to Chelmsford with Shell Wound Left Leg. Right Fractured Fibula
23/3/1918: Admitted to General Military Hospital Colchester
19/4/1918: Discharged from General Military Hospital Colchester
26/4/1918: Transferred from 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Chelmsford
- Admitted to Auxilliary Hospital Dartford
29/4/1918: Discharged from Auxilliary Hospital to No 3 Command Depot Hurdcott
- Marched in from 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital Watford
22/6/1918: Marched in from No 3 Command Depot to Overseas Training Brigade at Deverill
- Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Hurdcott
17/7.1918: Proceeded overseas to France from Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill, via Folkestone
18/7/1918: Marched in from England at Havre
20/7/1918: Marched out to Unit from Havre
24/7/1918: Rejoined Unit in France
17/8/1918: Killed in Action, France

Mooloolah, Glenview & Highlands Honour Board, Mooloolah Memorial Hall, Bray Road, Mooloolah

Mooloolah, Glenview and Highlands Board (Supreme Sacrifice), Mooloolah Memorial Hall, Bray Road, Mooloolah

Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Maleny Roll of Honor, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Bean Street, Maleny

Shire of Landsborough Roll of Honour, Caloundra RSL, West Terrace, Caloundra

Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honor Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)

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