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BECKETT, William Richard

Service Number:	5349
Enlisted:	3 February 1916, at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Strawberry, Western Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mingenew, Mingenew, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Gun shot wound back, side, head & shoulder - died of wounds received in action, 38 Casualty Clearing Station, Flers, France, 13 November 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row E, Grave 21,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dongara War Memorial, Mingenew Honour Roll, Mingenew Upper Irwin Roads Board District Roll of Honor WW1, Mingenew War Memorial, Walkaway Irwin and Greenough and Districts Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

3 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5349, at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
17 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5349, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5349, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5349, 11th Infantry Battalion, B Company

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