Gilbert Henry BECKETT

BECKETT, Gilbert Henry

Service Number: 2142
Enlisted: 27 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: North Finchley, London, England, 1890
Home Town: Wellington Mills, Dardanup, Western Australia
Schooling: Church of England School, London, England
Occupation: Mill Hand
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 July 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dardanup War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
9 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2142, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle

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Biography

Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

51 Battalion

Rank - Private

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Walter John and Sarah Ann Beckett; Husband of Rose Courtney Beckett, of Dundas St., Victoria Park, Western Australia. Father of Nellie Beckett and Evelyn Beckett