BEAL, W. (B.S. Composing Room, apprentice). [Previous Service in the 4th Oxf. & Bucks L.I. from Nov. 1912.] Mobilized with the 4th Oxf. & Bucks L.I. on 4 Aug. 1914. Served in England in the 1/4th Bn. to Oct. 1914, and in the 2/4th Bn. thenceforward. In France (with 2/4th Bn.) from 24 May 1916 to 4 Apr. 1919. Engagements: Fromelles, 19 July 1916; Somme, Nov. 1916; Passchendaele Ridge, Aug. 1917; Cambrai, Dec. 1917; St. Quentin, 21 Mar. 1918; Cambrai, Oct. 1918. Appointed Lance-Corpl., May 1916; promoted Corpl., Aug. 1918. Demobilized on 5 May 1919. Resumed work at the Press.
Source : War Record Of The Oxford University Press