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Cyril Alfred BECKER

Regimental number6913
Date of birth12 August 1894
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressSmithfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9.25"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susanna Becker, Smithfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 16 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918
Discharge date28 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1919; discharged (medically unfit: wounded, severe gun shot wound, left arm), Sydney, 28 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N390000.
Date of death26 November 1962
Age at death68
Place of burialSmithfield Uniting Church Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA B884

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