BECKHAUS, Walter Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 27699, 3461 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 27699, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3461, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3461, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Wounded Private, Severe Scalp Wound | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Wounded Gunshot wound to the left hand |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jack Mccabe
Walter was born in Sydney, Australia in 1893. He enlisted in the Army on 27 September 1915. After initial training he was assigned to the 20th Australian Infantry Battalion. He sailed from Australia for the middle-east on 17 December 1915 arriving in Alexandria, Egypt on 1 February 1916. On 24 April he joined the 5th Training Battalion for preparation for the trenches in France. On 9 May 1916 he was finally sent to France and joined the 20th Infantry Battalion in the field.
Walter remained in the trenches until 3 October 1916 when he received a severe gunshot wound in the scalp. The wound was serious and he was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation. He traveled back to France to rejoin his battalion on 14 June 1917. On 8 April 1918 he was again wounded. This time it was a gunshot to the left hand. It was severe enough to force him to be evacuated to England for treatment. He didn’t return to his unit until 23 November 1918.
He returned to Australia on 27 January 1919. He was discharged upon arrival in Australia.
Walter died in Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia on 19 August 1955.
Known Military Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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