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William Richard BECKETT

Regimental number5349
Place of birthStrawberry, Western Australia
SchoolState School, WA
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStation hand
AddressMingenew, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, Mr W Beckett, Mingenew, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Date of death13 November 1916
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 21), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie BECKETT, Mingenew, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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