Joseph Martin Henry Beecroft and Beryl Alice Arnott
Husband Joseph Martin Henry Beecroft [9168] 1
Born: 29 Oct 1917 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1 Christened: Died: 16 Feb 1998 - Lidsdale, NSW, Australia 1 2![]()
Buried: 19 Feb 1998 - Wallerawang General Cemetery, Wallerawang, Lithgow City, New South Wales, Australia 1 3 4 FamilySearch ID: G94H-8BD Find A Grave ID: 50762132
Father: Norman Edley Searle Bonapart Beecroft [9163] (1894-1982) 1 Mother: Mary Blanch Osborne [9166] (1895-1954) 1
Marriage: 1946 - Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia 5Events
• He worked as a police rescue officer. (Retired).
• Military: World War II, 10 Jun 1941, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Service Record
NameBEECROFT, JOSEPH MARTIN HENRY
ServiceRoyal Australian Navy
Service Number15
Date of Birth26 Oct 1917
Place of BirthLITHGOW, NSW
Date of Enlistment10 Jun 1941
Locality on EnlistmentLIDSDALE
Home Port/Port DivisionSYDNEY, NSW
Next of KinBEECROFT, NORMAN
Date of Discharge4 Mar 1946
RankCONSTABLE
Posting at DischargeROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARD POLICE
WW2 Honours and GallantryNone for display
Prisoner of WarYes. • His obituary was published in the Lithgow Mercury on 17 Feb 1998. Joseph Martin Henry Beecroft, Death Notice, 16 Feb 1998, age 80, at Lithgow District Hospital, late of Lidsdale, formerly of Matraville.
• His obituary was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 17 Feb 1998. Name: BEECROFT, Joseph Martin Henry
Location of Event: late of Lidsdale, formerly of Matraville,
Date: 16 FEB 1998
Subtype of Record: death notice
Age: 80
Newspaper: Sydney Morning Herald
Notes: pub. 17 FEB 1998.
Wife Beryl Alice Arnott [9778]
Born: 4 Mar 1929 - New South Wales, Australia 6 Christened: Died: 6 Mar 1998 - Matraville, New South Wales, Australia 3 6![]()
Buried: 9 Mar 1998 - Wallerawang General Cemetery, Wallerawang, Lithgow City, New South Wales, Australia 4 6 FamilySearch ID: G94C-M4K Find A Grave ID: 50762090Events
• Her obituary was published in the Daily Telegraph (Sydney) on 7 Mar 1998. Beryl Alice Beecroft, Death notice, 6 Mar 1998, age 69, formerl of Matraville.
• Her obituary was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 7 Mar 1998. Name: BEECROFT, Beryl Alice
Location of Event: formerly of Matraville,
Date: 06 MAR 1998
Subtype of Record: death notice
Age: 69
Newspaper: Sydney Morning Herald
Notes: pub. 07 MAR 1998.
Children
1 M Norman John Henry Beecroft [17416] 6
Born: 3 Nov 1947 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6 Christened: Died: 30 Jun 2007 - Forster, New South Wales, Australia 6 Buried: FamilySearch ID: L5R9-JQY
1 graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com).
2
THE RYERSON INDEX
to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers (http://www.ryersonindex.org/).
3 Findagrave.com.
4 Australian Cemeteries Index (http://austcemindex.com/).
5 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Kingsford district, 20042/1946.
6
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Beryl Alice Arnott, person ID G94C-M4K.
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