Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Beasley akaberekwa muna 1876 muJhansi muUttar Pradesh, kuIndia, uko baba vake vaiva mushumiri. Akadzidza paBedford School, uye akapinda Royal Military Academy (Woolwich) paakasiya chikoro. Beasley akaiswa muRoyal Artillery muna 1896. Akashanda muIndia, Burma neChina, uye akabatanidzwa mu
Kuyamurwa kwePeking pashure peKupandukira kwevaBhokisi. Akashanda muHondo Yenyika Yokutanga muuto reAnzac Corps. Akataurwa katatu mumashoko uye akapiwa Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Pashure pehondo iye akabatira muGermany paDisarming Commission. Akanga ari muturikiri wechiFrench, chiGerman nechiHindustani.