Reginald Ralph BECKETT

BECKETT, Reginald Ralph

Service Number: 6474
Enlisted: 11 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Williamstown, 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.
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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