A'BECKETT, Malwyn Hayley
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1872 |
| Home Town: | Greenmount, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Grazier & Orchardist |
| Died: | Illness, Elmore, Victoria, 10 January 1959, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria CE 009 - 0027 |
| Memorials: | Rosedale Shire Honour Roll, Sale Dutson Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Western Australia | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Malwyn Hayley A'BECKETT was born on 4th January 1872 in Hornby St, Windsor, Victoria
His parents were Malwyn A'BECKETT and Affra Ann ROBINSON
He married Mary Edith ELMS on 13th March, 1907 in St Matthews Church, Prahan, Victoria
He had previous service with the 13th Australian Light Horse and enlisted on 7th March, 1916 as a Captain with the 44th Battalion, D Company - Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Suevic on 6th June 1916
Malwyn was promoted to Major on 30th August 1916 & was awarded and promulgated on 24th Ocober 1918 (London Gazette). on 24th September 1918 he was awarded a Distinguished Service Order "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a battalion which relieved the attacking troops. He personally carried out a most valuable reconnaissance under most dangerous conditions, clearing up an obscure situation and then establlished a very strong system of posts as a front line of defence. He set a spendid example of courage and resource" Source: Commonwealth Gazette 24th Sept. 1918
He saw war service on the Western Front - medals awardded were British War Medal & Victory Medal . He was wounded on 4th October 1917 but remained on duty
Malwyn died on 10th January 1959 and is buried in Box hill Cemetery in Victoria along with his wife Mary Edith who died in 1940.
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