The Beard Qld brothers: Boxing & WWI 9ct Gold Medals Trophy Photo's

1914 Queensland Boxing Group: Sammy and William Beard

A remarkable family group of early Queensland boxing memorabilia documenting champion boxer Samuel Arthur "Sammy" Beard and his brother, William Henry Beard.

The collection includes engraved 9ct gold boxing medals with a combined weight of 50.5 grams, a 36cm high silver plated trophy, a period photograph of two boxers with a trophy, and a newspaper clipping recording Sammy Beard's boxing career.

The trophy is inscribed "Geo. Bagley Tournament," "Won by S. Beard," "9 Stone," and "7.5.14," recording Sammy's tournament win on 7 May 1914. The medals commemorate his boxing achievements, including his 1914 featherweight championship.

The accompanying clipping reports that Sammy won all 39 of his amateur bouts, 37 by knockout and two on points. In 1914 he became Queensland and Australian amateur featherweight champion. He later won the Queensland professional featherweight title, fought four professional bouts, then retired in March 1915. The clipping also records his later work at Building & Manufacturing, where he joined the printing staff in 1925 and became foreman.

The group also carries a significant First World War connection. Sammy's brother William Henry Beard enlisted in the AIF in 1915 and served as Private 535 with the 31st Battalion. He was killed at Polygon Wood on 26 September 1917, aged 24, and is commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres. The 31st Battalion Association identifies Samuel Arthur Beard as William's brother and notes Sammy's Queensland amateur championship.

A compelling and well documented Queensland sporting and family history group, bringing together original awards, a period photograph, a contemporary newspaper account and the story of two brothers whose lives were shaped by boxing and war.

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