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Sergeant Ferdinand Beck
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Sergeant Ferdinand Beck

Birth
Auburn, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
15 Aug 1915 (aged 23–24)
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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Service Number: 1028
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Auburn, New South Wales, 1891
Home Town: Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Bega District Public School
Occupation: Postal assistant
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 15 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kirribilli Sydney Flying Squadron & Sydney Sailing Club Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
Son of Augustus and Bridget Mary Beck of Valley Street, Bega, NSW; brother of Charles Augustus Beck who returned to Australia on 7 November 1915 having served with the 1st Battalion

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with 33 Battalion of the NSW Citizen Miltary Forces for 3 years
Service Number: 1028
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Auburn, New South Wales, 1891
Home Town: Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Bega District Public School
Occupation: Postal assistant
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 15 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kirribilli Sydney Flying Squadron & Sydney Sailing Club Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
Son of Augustus and Bridget Mary Beck of Valley Street, Bega, NSW; brother of Charles Augustus Beck who returned to Australia on 7 November 1915 having served with the 1st Battalion

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with 33 Battalion of the NSW Citizen Miltary Forces for 3 years

Gravesite Details

Sergeant, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 24.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56798669/ferdinand-beck: accessed ), memorial page for Sergeant Ferdinand Beck (1891–15 Aug 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56798669, citing Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).