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BECKWITH, Frederick Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2038 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southfields, Wandsworth, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Young M.U.I.O.O.F. Loyal Burrangong Lodge No 26 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2038, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2038, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2038, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2038, 35th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years
Son of John Henry and Margaret Maria Beckwith (later know as Margaret Maria Squires) of Police Station, Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone, Dorset, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Meda