Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William George "Bill" Beecroft and Ethel Jesse Newey

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Husband William George "Bill" Beecroft [10223]

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           Born: 10 Mar 1916 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Sep 1971 - Balmain, NSW, Australia 2 3
         Buried:  - Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, Ryde City, New South Wales, Australia
Find A Grave ID: 191756248

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         Father: Thomas Benjamin Beecroft [10219] (1882-1947)
         Mother: Amy Sophia Harvey [10220] (      -1948)

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       Marriage: 1944 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4

Events

• Military: World War II, 16 Jul 1942, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. Service Record
Name BEECROFT, WILLIAM GEORGE
Service Australian Army
Service Number NX100244 (N95184)
Date of Birth 10 Mar 1916
Place of Birth SYDNEY, NSW
Date of Enlistment 16 Jul 1942
Locality on Enlistment RANDWICK, NSW
Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin BEECROFT, THOMAS
Date of Discharge 16 Nov 1945
Rank Gunner
Posting at Discharge 1 MED RGT
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No.

• His obituary was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 11 Sep 1971. William George Beecroft, Death Notice, 10 Sep 1971, age 55, late of Balmain.

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Wife Ethel Jesse Newey [10232]

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           Born: 18 Feb 1916 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Mar 2009 - Balmain, NSW, Australia 3
         Buried:  - Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, Ryde City, New South Wales, Australia
Find A Grave ID: 191756244

Events

• Her obituary was published in the Daily Telegraph (Sydney) on 20 Mar 2009. Ethel Jessie Beecroft, Death Notice, 18 Mar 2009, age 93, late of Balmain.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - William George "Bill" Beecroft

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East Terrace 2 Wall 13

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Burial Notes: Wife - Ethel Jesse Newey

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East Terrace 2 Wall 13

Sources

1 World War II Nominal Roll (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/).

2 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).

3 THE RYERSON INDEX

to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers (http://www.ryersonindex.org/).

4 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Sydney district, 20714/1944.