Arthur Beach (1902 - 1967)

Born 11 Dec 1902 in Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 31 Mar 1967 at age 64 in Kyabram, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Arthur was born in 1903 in Yarra Glen, Victoria^[1]. He is the son of James Beach and Fanny Hargreaves.

Grace Elizabeth PIERRE-HUMBERT and Arthur BEACH were married on 3 Nov 1926 at St. James's Church of England, Buln Buln, Victoria^[2].

Marriage Notice^[3]

BEACH—PIERRE-HUMBERT. — On the 3rd November, 1926 at St. James's Church of England, Buln Buln, by the Rev. W. H. Miller, Arthur, second son of the late Mr. James and Mrs. Beach, of Yarra Glen, to Grace Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pierre Humbert, of Buln Buln, Gippsland. (Present address, Deniliquin, N.S.W.)

Arthur enlisted in the Australian Military Forces during World War 2^[4]. (It is unknown at present if Arthur saw action overseas or in the Volunteer Defence Corps).

He passed away in 1967 in Kyabram, Victoria^[5] and was buried at the Kyabram Cemetery^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Digger Victorian Edwardian index cdrom; F= James Ernest, M= Fanny Hargreaves 7252 / 1903
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 10665 / 1926; Family name: BEACH; Given name(s) Arthur; Spouse's family name: PIERRE-HUMBERT; Spouse's given name(s) Grace Elizth. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Sat 18 Dec 1926 Page 17 Family Notices. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3827587
4. ↑ National Archives of Australia. Item details for: B884, V380208; Title BEACH ARTHUR; Service Number - V380208; Date of birth - 11 Dec 1902; Place of birth - YARRA GLEN VIC; Place of enlistment - KYABRAM VIC; Next of Kin - BEACH GRACE; Contents date range 1939 - 1948; Series number B884; Control symbol V380208; Citation NAA: B884, V380208; Item barcode 6643248; Location Canberra; Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
5. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 6852 / 1967; Family name: BEACH; Given name(s) Arthur; Place of event: Kyabram, Australia; Mother's name Fanny HARGREAVES; Father's Name: James Ernest BEACH. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211647459/ : accessed 14 January 2021), memorial page for Arthur Beach (11 Dec 1902–31 Mar 1967), Find a Grave Memorial no. 211647459, citing Kyabram Cemetery, Kyabram, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .