Regimental number | 3349 |
Place of birth | Mareeba, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Warrego Street, Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Carl Beck, Warrego Street, Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bersheeba, Palestine |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 34), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 3122 Pte John Ellenduff BEATTS, 49th Bn, killed in action, 27 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917; marched into Isolation Camp, Moascar, 20 June 1917. Transferred to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 26 July 1917; taken on strength, 26 July 1917. Transferred to 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 29 July 1917; taken on strength, El Gamli, 1 August 1917. Killed in action, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BECK Carl |