Regimental number | 5053 |
Place of birth | Marylebone, London, England |
School | London County Council School, Ecclesbourne Road, Thornton Heath East, Surrey, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Port Darwin, Northern Territory |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.7 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Mackay, 79 Mark Lane, London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Darwin, Northern Territory |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Amy Mackay BECK, 7A Thayer Street, Manchester Square, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 31 March 1916; disembarked Port Said, 5 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 14 June 1916. Taken on strength, 49th Bn, in the field, 13 August 1916. Wounded in action, 3 September 1916) (shrapnel wound, back), and admitted to 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance. Died of wounds, 3 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BECK Thomas Frederick |