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Percival Randolph BECKINGTON

Regimental number7907
Date of birth22 September 1884
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCommercial traveller
Address34 Spencer Street, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 7"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eunice Beckington, 34 Spencer Street, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Royal Horse Artillery, Territorial Force; resigned to leave for Australia.
Enlistment date7 October 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date17 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Itonus' 10 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit: dysentery), Brisbane, 17 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N390064.
Date of death26 January 1949
Age at death64
SourcesNAA: B2455, BECKINGTON Percival Randolph

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