Harold Sylvester Beathe/Beath

1919 - 1944  (25 years)

• Name	Harold Sylvester Beathe/Beath
  Born	28 Jul 1919	Taree, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Military Service WW2	5 Jun 1941-12 Sep 1944	Australian Army
  	HAROLD SYLVESTER BEATHE NX29291 Service Australian Army Date of Birth 28 July 1919 Place of birth TAREE, NSW Date of Enlistment 5 June 1941 Locality on Enlistment CONDLETOWN Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin BEATHE, FREDERICK Date of Death 12 September 1944 Posting on Death 2/19 Australian Infantry Battalion Prisoner of war YES (Australian Government, Department of Veterans' Affairs Prisoners of War: H S Beathe Service Number: NX29291 Rank: Private Unit: 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945 Theatre of war: Malaya Casualty: Missing believed deceased Location of camp: Thailand (Search AMF Prisoners of War and Missing in the Far East and South West Pacific Islands )
  Died	12 Sep 1944	South China Sea, Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru)
  	Roll of Honour: Harold Sylvester Beathe Service Number: NX29291 Rank: Private Unit: 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion Service: Australian Army Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945 Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947 Date of death: 12 September 1944 Place of death: South China Sea Cause of death: Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru) Cemetery or memorial details: Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force) NX29291 Private Beathe, Harold Sylvester Australian Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Japanese POW Survived/Died: Died Age: 25 Date of Death: 1944/09/12 Place of Death: Rakuyo Maru - Sunk off East Hainan Island, Lat 18.0 N Lon 114.0E. (Roll Of Honour) Loved Ones Son of Frederick John and Alice Beathe, of Cundletown, New South Wales. Memorial Panel 12. LABUAN MEMORIAL To honour those who served their country "In this their finest hour" Hell Ship Rolls -2 Rakuyo Maru Sunk 12th September 1944 Torpedoed and sunk on 12/09/1944 by US submarine Sealion off East Hainan island at around 5:00am. 1159 were lost. On 4th September 1944, convoy HI-72 sailed from Singapore. Two of these ships, Rakuyo Maru and the Kachidoki Maru carried PoWs. The Rakuyo Maru carried 1317 Pows and the Kachidoki Maru a further 900. On the 12th of September the convoy was attacked by US submarines and both these ships were hit. The Rakuyo Maru was torpedoed by the US submarine Sealion at around 5:00am. The Japanese rescued some of the POWs from these two ships and they continued their journey to Japan on the Kibitsu Maru. When the US Submarines realised that they had sunk ships containing PoWs, they searched for survivors, picking up 63 PoWs from the Rakuyo Maru. Of these 4 died soon after being rescued. The Rakuyo Maru lost 1159 prisoners to the sea and the after effects of being in the water for up to 4 days. (Roll Of Honour)
  Death	4 Nov 1944	The Northern Champion, Taree, NSW
  	Death Presumed PTE. HAROLD BEATHE On Wednesday last Mr. and Mrs F. Beathe, of Cundletown, received word from the authorities that their son, Pts.. Harold Beathe, is presumed to have lost his life when travelling on the Japanese tansport which was recently torpedoed by an Allied vessel. The young soldier was horn at Taree, 23 years ago, and went to school at Cundle. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the A.I.F., and went to to Malaya shortly after the outbreak of hostilities with Japan. He fought until the fall of Singapore,.when he was taken prisoner. Brothers und sisters are Pte. Jas. Beathe, (A.I.F.), Heather (AIF)., Bertie, working in Taree), Alex, (at home), Mrs H. Weatherby (Sydney), Mrs. K. Agnew (Newcastle), and Miss Marjorie Beathe (Sydney). The Northern Champion, Taree, NSW, Saturday, 4 November 1944 CUNDLETOWN. (From Our Correspondent). I desire to convey sincere sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. F. Beathe, who received the sad news that their son, Jack, had lost his life when the Japanese "hell ship" was recently torpedoed. Jack had spent several years as a prisoner in Japanese hands after the fall of Singapore. It was only a few weeks ago his family had received the terse broadcasted greeting permitted by the Jap to his prisoner, and were overjoyed to know he still lived on. Jack Beathe enlisted under age and gave his young manhood in defence of loved ones, his mother, father, brothers and sisters. They have reason to be proud of his heroism and will keep him enthroned forever in their hearts. The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW), Wednesday, 29 November 1944 Master Alex Beathe, 6-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Beathe, recently was struck by a passing lorry. A fractured skull and many anxious hours for his relatives and friends of the family resulted. To date progress is reported from the hospital and one and all are hoping that his recovery will be successful and complete. The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW), Wednesday, 17 November 1943
  Buried	Labuan Memorial, Malaysia
  Person ID	I2551	Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Frederick John Beathe/Beath,   b. 1878, Cooma District, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1957, Taree, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Alice Wright,   b. 1893, Moruya, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 7 Aug 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1911	Moruya, New South Wales, Australia
  	Marriage Registration Name: Frederick Beattle Spouse Name: Alice Wright Marriage Date: 1911 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Moruya, New South Wales Registration Year: 1911 Registration Number: 9875 (New South Wales Marriage Index 1788-1964) 9875/1911 BEATTLE FREDERICK WRIGHT ALICE MORUYA Unavailable 9875/1911 BEATTLE FREDERICK WRYHT ALICE MORUYA (New South Wales Marriage Index 1788-1964)
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet