Regimental number | 7693 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra New South Wales |
School | Bermagui Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Dundas, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M F Beck, Nambucca, Bega, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row I, Grave No. 8), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herman and Margaret BECK; husband of Mary F. BECK, 9 Ada Street, Concord, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2003 Pte Harold BECK, Artillery Details, killed in action in France, 4 December 1916; Frank BECK, died in Liverpool Camp, New South Wales. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |