Joseph Arthur Hamilton Beresford

Commander Joseph Arthur Hamilton Beresford (11 August 1861 – 28 December 1952) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. Born in Laugharne, Wales, Beresford came to Australia in 1900 on loan from the British Royal Navy. During the early stages of the First World War he commanded the naval brigade attached to the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) which captured German New Guinea in September 1914.[1][2][3] He was later mentioned in despatches.[4] His only son, Arthur, was killed during the war serving with the 26th Battalion.[5] Beresford later settled in Sydney where he lived until the death of his wife in 1951. He died at the age of 91 in Hobart, Tasmania. He was survived by a grandson and a granddaughter.[1]

Joseph Beresford
Born(1861-08-11)11 August 1861
Laugharne, Wales
Died28 December 1952(1952-12-28) (aged 91)
Hobart, Australia
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Australia
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
RankCommander
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMentioned in Despatches

Notes

  1. "Former R.A.N. Man Dies at Hobart". The Mercury. CLXXII (25, 593). Tasmania. 31 December 1952. p. 7.
  2. Jose 1941, p. 74.
  3. MacKenzie 1941, p. 25.
  4. "Joseph Arthur Hamilton Beresford". Honours and Awards. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. Morgan, Benjamin (June 2018). "Commander Joseph Beresford". Sabretache. LIX (2): 27–29. ISSN 0048-8933.

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