Regimental number | 52979 |
Place of birth | Cardwell, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | c/o Post Office, Innisfail, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L.H. Beckett, Innisfail, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 8 May 1918; admitted to Ship's Hospital, 6 June 1918 (influenza); discharged, 9 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 10 July 1918; marched into 9th Training Bn, 11 July 1918, and allotted to 42nd Bn, the same day. Transferred to, and marched into Artillery Details, Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Hetesbury, 23 July 1918; mustered as a Gunner, 23 July 1918. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 14 October 1918 (measles); discharged, 28 October 1918, and marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Hetesbury, the same day. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 1 November 1918 (influenza); discharged, 15 November 1918, and marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Hetesbury, the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 22 November 1918. Proceeded to unit, 27 November 1918; taken on strength of 6th Bde, Australian Field Artillery, 3 December 1918. Appointed Driver, 11 December 1918. Admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 12 January 1919 (arthritis); to No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 13 January 1919; to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 15 January 1918; to England, 18 January 1918; to No 1 Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, 18 January 1919; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 28 January 1919; discharged to furlough, 31 January 1919; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 15 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassy', 17 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 30 April 1919; discharged Brisbane (medically unfit), 23 May 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 41 |
Place of burial | Gordonvale Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BECKETT Norman |