Corporal

William Henry Beel

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Jacob Vivian and Kathleen Beel; husband of Myrtle Beel, of Dunedin, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The four sons of Mr and Mrs J. V Beel, 3 Dryden street, Northeast Valley, who have served overseas with the New Zealand Division. Upper: Private Thomas Beel and Corporal William Henry Beel were taken prisoner in Libya, and (lower left) Private Charles Sidney Beel was captured in Greece. All three have since been liberated, and are safe in England. Staff Sergeant James Percival Beel, who also served in the Middle Fast, recently underwent an operation, and is expected back in New Zealand shortly." [Evening Star, Issue 25511, 15 June 1945, Page 6]

 

"Corporal William Henry Beel, who died in the Dunedin Public Hospital to-day, was one of five sons of Mr and Mrs J. V. Beel, of Dryden street, Normanby, three of whom were prisoners of war. He was a well-known Maniototo footballer before the war. All of the brothers returned to New Zealand at the end of hostilities, but his death was the consequence of war injuries" [Evening Star, Issue 26180, 15 August 1947, Page 8]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11445
Name:
William Henry Beel
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
25 March 1908
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K Beel (mother), 3 Dryden Street, North-east Valley, Dunedin.
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
3 Dryden Street, North-east Valley, Dunedin
Place of Enlistment: 
Oamaru, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Single
Marital Status on Death: 
Married
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
15 August 1947
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
39
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
46. 177.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Henry Beel
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