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BECKWITH, Sydney Arthur William

Service Numbers:	4141, S70222
Enlisted:	11 August 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 7 February 1894
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Driver
Died:	Circumstances of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4141, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4141, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 4141, 50th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

30 Mar 1942:	Involvement Corporal, S70222
30 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
30 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, S70222
1 Oct 1945:	Discharged Corporal, 3rd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography

Son of Sidney Herbert Frederick BECKWITH and Mary Ada nee LOVELL