Regimental number | 3123 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | Mr GA Letch's Private School; Perth Boys' State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Beckett, 27 Venn Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Member of staff of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of WA for 13 years. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Dachy 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 |