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BECKMAN, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6285 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1916, Enlisted at Geelong |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mount Egerton, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bungall State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound penetrating abdomen, 47th Casuality Clearing Station, France, 5 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot 111, Row D, Grave 6, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Modewarre Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Modewarre & District Avenue of Honour Roll WWI, Modewarre Avenue of Honour Plaque, Modewarre Honor Roll, Modewarre St Saviour's Church Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6285, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6285, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6285, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6285, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound penetrating abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charlotte Beckman of Mount Egerton, Victoria; brother of Margaret Trotter (nee Beckman) of Streiglitz, Vic, Katherine Groat (nee Beckman) and William Beckman who returned to Australia on 16 December 1917 having served with the 24th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal - to his sister Margaret Trotter