Regimental number | 2251 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edward A'Beckett, Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets (5 years) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength of 3rd Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 8 June 1916. Taken on strength of Headquarters, Australia and New Zealand Training Camp, Moascar, 7 August 1916, and utilised as an Instructor; promoted to Temporary Sergeant, 7 August 1919. Marched out of Australia and New Zealand Training Camp, Moascar, 1 November 1916, and reverts to the rank of Trooper the same day; taken on strength of Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 1 November 1916, and promoted Temporary Sergeant the same day. Attached to 156th Machine Gun Company, 23 March 1917; rejoined Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 24 April 1917. Admitted to Royal Army Medical Corps, no date stated; transferred to No 70 General Hospital, Cairo, 1 March 1918; discharged to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 13 March 1918. Struck off the strength of Imperial School of Instruction, 27 March 1918, and reverts to the rank of Trooper; admitted to No 70 General Hospital, Cairo, 27 March 1918; medical board, 29 March 1918, pronounces A'Beckett Class B1 (fit only for line of communication work), due to varicose veins; discharged, 21 April 1918; taken on strength of Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 22 April 1918, and promoted Temporary Sergeant the same day. Struck off the strength of the Imperial School of Instruction, 4 May 1918, and reverts to the rank of Trooper the same day; marched into Details Camp, Moascar, 4 May 1918. Admitted to No 2 Australia Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 5 May 1918 (varicose veins); medical board, 6 May 1918, pronounces A'Beckett Class B2 due to varicose veins, and A'Beckett refuses operation; operation for varicose veins, no date stated; medical board, 1 July 1918, pronounces A'Beckett Class D; discharged, 29 July 1918. Marched into Machine Gun Training Squadron, Moascar, 21 August 1918. Classified Class A, 9 September 1918. Promoted Extra Regimental Sergeant, 21 October 1918. Marched into 3rd Machine Gun Squadron, 16 March 1919. Marched out of 3rd Machine Gun Squadron, 19 March 1919; marched into Details Camp, Moascar, 20 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Port Said on board HT 'Dorset', 29 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 11 June 1919; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of enlistment), 26 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, A'BECKETT Ulick Bourke |