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BECK, Frank Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2345 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | East Grinstead, Sussex, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Somme, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Wood Cemetery, (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart Grave I. L. 9., Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bassendean War Memorial, Guildford and District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2345, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2345, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2345, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2345 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is also remembered on the War Memorial tablet in the nearby Parish Church of St. Swithin’s.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1891 Beck Frank Erich E. Grinstead 2b 136.
Middle name recorded as Erich.
He is remembered on the East Grinstead War Memorial-a Cross situated at the top of the High Street.
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