Regimental number | 2379 |
Place of birth | Wangaratta, Victoria |
School | Moonee Ponds West State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 38 Ardock Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, M H Beck, 38 Ardock Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXX, Row D, Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mathhew Henry and Lilian Alice BECK, 9 Ardoch Street, Essendon, Victoria. Born at Wangaratta, Victoria |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |