Wilfred Beaver
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| Born | 1882 | ||||||
| Died | 1917 | ||||||
| Residence | Port Moresby, Papua | ||||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
House Notes
1913.11.18 proposed by L.H. Ray, seconded by C.G. Seligman
death noted in the report of the council for 1918
Notes From Elsewhere
· NameBEAVER
· InitialsWN
· First name WILFRED NORMAN
· Place of birthMelbourne
· CountryVictoria, Australia
· Last residenceMelbourne
· FamilySon of Albert and Evelyn Beaver, of London County and Westminster Bank, Bayswater, London, England
· EducationScotch College Melbourne; Melbourne university (law student)
· ProfessionResident Magistrate in British New Guinea
· Extra infoDid much exploration in British New Guinea; his book 'Unexplored New Guinea' was published after his death, about "the author's experiences amongst the head-hunting savages and cannibals of the unexplored interior of New Guinea";
Military service
· Place & date of enlistmentEnlisted 1 May 1916
· RankLieutenant
· MedalsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
· Regiment and unit 60th Bn. Australian Infantry
· Division - Brigade15th Brigade
· Army - Corps - Division5th Australian Division
· National forceA.I.F.
· Other data related to military careerWas commissioned Officer with the armed constabulary of Papua; applied for a commission in the 60th Bn. on 27 December 1915; 2nd Lieutenant on 1 March 1916; emarbakation 1 August 1916, Melbourne; to France November 1916; promoted Lieutenant 1 March 1917; suffered from malaria; rejoined his Bn. in France in June 1917
Death
· Wounded26 September 1917; wounded in action; gunshot wounds abdomen; Polygon Wood
· Type of woundsDied of wounds in n°17 CCS
· Date of death26 September 1917
· Died at the age of35
· Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIII - C - 12
Publications
External Publications
Unexplored New Guinea : a record of the travels, adventures, and experiences of a resident magistrate amongst the head-hunting savages and cannibals of the unexplored interior of New Guinea / by Wilfred N. Beaver ; with an introd. by A. C. Haddon
A description of the Girara District, Western Papua / by W.N.Beaver
Ankoku Nyūginia no shinsō / Wirufreddo Bīua gencho Kamimura Kōzō yaku
Beaver, Wilfred N., 1882-1917
Notes on the initiation ceremonies of the Koko, Papua / by E.W.P. Chinnery and W.N. Beaver
Chinnery, E. W. Pearson (Ernest William Pearson), 1887-1972
Language groups, Mambare and Kumusi divisions, Papua / W. Beaver, E.W.P. Chinnery
Australia. Department of External Affairs
Sketch of Mambare Division, shewing migrations of principal tribes / W. Beaver, E.W.P. Chinnery