Regimental number | 2214 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Bega Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dairy farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Beck, 37 Norfolk Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2114 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 25), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary Ann BECK, 140 Gowrie Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 375 Pte James BECK, 22nd Battalion, killed in action in France, 29 March 1917; William H BECK |