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BECK, Ferdinand
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1028 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bega District Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Postal assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 15 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bega District School WW1 Roll of Honor, Kirribilli Sydney Flying Squadron & Sydney Sailing Club Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1028, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1028, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1028, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1028, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (ankles and thigh) | |
| 20 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1028, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1028 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Augustus and Bridget Mary Beck of Valley Street, Bega, NSW; brother of Charles Augustus Beck who returned to Australia on 7 November 1915 having served with the 1st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with 33 Battalion of the NSW Citizen Miltary Forces for 3 years
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