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BECKETT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3123 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Mr GA Letch's Private School; Perth Boys' State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Hit by shell - Brother Frederick also wounded by same shell, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot VII, Row G, Grave 26, Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, West Leederville War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3123, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3123, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3123, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Fremantle |
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