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BECKETT, Reginald Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6474 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Stevedore |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, SW to right arm. | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to head. Evacuated to England. | |
| 28 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6474, 8th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia 9 December 1918. Discharged as medically unfit (defective hearing due to GSW head). |
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