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BECK, Irvine Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6562 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia , 22 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Kadina, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 6562, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 6562, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 6562, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6562 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
Personal Stories
Grave site lost
His body was buried 500 yards south of the village of Villiers – Bretonneaux. However due to further heavy bombardment in the area after his body was buried, the War Graves unit were unable to recover his remains, and concluded that all traces of the grave were obliterated.
He is remembered with honour on the Villiers-Bretonneaux Memorial and on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial. Commemorated in perpetuity.
Submitted 7 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
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