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BECKWITH, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1669 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1915, Tatura, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mooroopna, Vic., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Undera, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Undera State School |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 21st Infantry Battalion, Tatura, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1669, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1669, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1669, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1669 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Annie BECKWITH, Hogan Street, Tatura, Victoria
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