Arthur Henry BEABLE

Regimental number10/588
Date of birth22 October 1883
Place of birthNottingham, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.2
Height5' 7.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs Moyra Beable, Westbourne Road, Plymouth, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Navy; not serving in any military force at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HMT 'Southland', 9 May 1915 (5 shrapnel wounds, left forearm); transferred to Intarfa Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; to HS 'Rewa', 7 June 1915; marched into Australia and New Zealand Base Depot, Weymouth, 10 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; disembarked, 3 February 1916; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wounds, left arm; partial loss of use of arm), 12 April 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 234 days (of which 1 year 109 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Died in Avondale Mental Hospital, of epilepsy and cardiac failure, 1 February 1923.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death1 February 1923
Age at death39
Place of burialWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22273694