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Beeston, Joseph Lievesley (1859–1921)

	Beeston, Joseph Lievesley (1859–1921)
Born	1 January, 1859 Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia
Died	9 March, 1921 (aged 62) Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Beeston, John Lievesley (father) Hand, Frances Amelia (sister) Beeston, William Alfred (brother) Nickson, Wilfred John (brother-in-law) Hammick, Sarah (aunt) Firth, Annie Elizabeth (aunt) Beeston, Thomas (uncle) Beeston, Hannah (grandmother) Beeston, John (grandfather) Hammick, Frederick W. (cousin) Negus, William Lievesley (cousin) Nickson, Wilfred John (colleague)
Education*	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (student) Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) University of Dublin (Ireland) (student)
Occupation*	surgeon (1883-1921) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1908-1921) New South Wales, Australia army medical officer (1914-1919) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (army doctor, 1914-1916) 4th Field Ambulance (army doctor, 1914-1916) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (army doctor, 1915-1915)
Awards	Volunteer Officers' Decoration Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1915)
Key Organisations*	Freemasons (member, ?-1921) Newcastle Agricultural and Horticultural Association (member, ?-1921) Newcastle District Cricket Association (NSW (member, ?-1921) Newcastle School of Arts (NSW) (member, ?-1921) Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (member, 1880-1921) Oddfellows (medical officer, 1888-1921) Australian Medical Association (NSW) (president, 1901-1906)
Workplaces*	Royal Newcastle Hospital (NSW) (honorary surgeon, 1883-1921)

* Dates are approximate