Aubrey John Arkill BECKLEY

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BECKLEY, Aubrey John Arkill

Service Numbers:	1673, V84299
Enlisted:	24 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit:	Echelon & Records
Born:	London, England, 13 January 1888
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	England
Occupation:	Store-keeper / Clerk
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 25 November 1958, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 2, Wall C, Niche 162
Memorials:	Kulin Roll of Honour, Shire of Kulin Combined Services Honour Board, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI

World War 1 Service

24 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1673, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
23 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1673, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1673, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle

World War 2 Service

28 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, V84299, Echelon & Records, Caulfield, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Harry BECKLEY and Annie Mary BEKCLEY nee ARKILL

Aubrey John Arkill BECKLEY, better known as Jack enlisted in the AIF on the 24/06/1915, age 27 years, with the 28th Battalion 2nd Reinforcement. He attained the rank of Sergeant. On the 3/11/1916, while serving in France, Jack was wounded in action, sustaining a gun shot wound to his right thigh. He was admitted to hospital in England, and on the 4/6/1917 he returned to Australia, and was discharged on the 16/07/1917. Jack re-joined on the 30/07/1917 as a clerk in the Home Service, Staff Office for Recruits.

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