Ka cika wannan jumlar: An haifi Beasley a shekara ta 1876 a Jhansi da ke Uttar Pradesh, a Indiya, inda mahaifinsa ya yi hidima. Ya yi karatu a Makarantar Bedford, kuma ya shiga Kwalejin Sojoji ta Royal (Woolwich) lokacin da ya bar makaranta. An sanya Beasley zuwa Royal Artillery a shekara ta 1896. Ya yi aiki a Indiya, Burma da China, kuma ya shiga cikin
Taimako na Peking bayan tayar da Boxer. Ya yi aiki a Yaƙin Duniya na Farko a kan ma'aikatan Anzac Corps. An ambaci shi sau uku a cikin sakonni kuma an ba shi lambar yabo ta Distinguished Service (DSO). Bayan yaƙin ya yi aiki a Jamus a kan Hukumar Rage Makamai. Ya kasance mai fassara a cikin Faransanci, Jamusanci da Hindustani.