| Regimental number | 15892 |
| Place of birth | Mossiface, Victoria |
| School | St Arnaud High School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | 239 Gold Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry V. Beck, State School, Tanck's Corner, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 2, Reinforcement 17 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | On his 18th birthday he was rejected as unfit for military service but on applying again he was allowed to go under observation in Melbourne Hospital. On 5 October 1916 he went to camp at Seymour, attached to the Engineers. On 25 October 1916 he sailed on A38, became ill and never regained consciousness after landing in England. He died of meningitis in Devonport Military Hospital. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | England |
| Age at death | 18.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
| Place of burial | Efford Cemetery (R.C. Row C, Grave No. 3465), Plymouth, Devonshire |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Nicholas and Alice Ann BECK, 45 Murray Street, Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of Mossiface, Victoria |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
