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BECK, Victor Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Merriton, South Australia, 24 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Building contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium III E 9, Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 146, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 146, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 146, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 146, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 146 awm_unit: 3 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
Trove - Obituary, The Late Cpl. Beck
Mrs. Victor O Beck, of Ailsa Street Fullarton Estate, has been officially advised that her husband, Corporal Victor Oliver Beck, was killed in action on June 7. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Beck of Patton Street, Broken Hill, and a brother of Driver Claude Beck, who is on active service. Corporal Beck was a building contractor at Black Rock, Victoria before enlisting. He had many friends as he was of an amicable and kindly disposition. He was respected by all who knew him. - from the Adelaide Advertiser 30 Jun 1917 p. 10
Submitted 26 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Oliver George BECK and Elizabeth nee WARD
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