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John BECKETT

Regimental number3123
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolMr GA Letch's Private School; Perth Boys' State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Joseph Beckett, 27 Venn Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMember of staff of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of WA for 13 years.
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death12 October 1917
Age at death31
Place of burialDachy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row G, Grave No. 26), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Mary Ann BECKETT, 75 Loftus Street, Leederville, Western Australia. Native of Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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