"Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends"
BECK, Cedric Roy ArthurService no 4435
Private 10th Battalion Born 26 July 1896 at Ulverstone, Tas. Son of Robert & Emma BECK nee DINEEN Of Ulverstone, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Resided prior to enlisting: Victoria Rd, Birkenhead, South Australia Enlisted: 1 September 1915 in Adelaide South Australia Embarkation: 7 February 1916 from Adelaide per ‘Miltaides’ Age: 19 years Served in Egypt & France Reported missing in Action: 19-23 May 1916 POW in Germany Repatriated to England on 5 December 1918 Returned to Australia: 5 March 1919 per ‘Nevasa’ Discharged: 10 June 1919 www.awm.gov.au P03236.234 |
BECKER, Joseph OswaldService no 34178
Gunner Australian Field Artillery Born Oswal Joseph BECKER 07 April 1892 at Fingal, Tas. Son of August BECKER & Margaret nee BIDGOODOccupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 30 June 1916 Embarkation: 11 May 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Ascanius’ Age: 24 years Served in France Returned to Australia: 1 August 1919 per ‘Ormonde’ Discharged: 31 August 1918 www.awm.gov.au H01463 |
BENDER, Frederick Theodore
BENNETT, James Edward
BENSON, Jack ErolService no 1503
Private 12th Battalion Born 21 November 1897 at Clarence, Tas. Son of William BENSON & Lucy Charlotte nee WESTBROOKOf Burnie, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 3 December 1914 Embarkation: 2 February 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Clan MacGillivray’ Age: 18 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Wounded in Action on 2 occasions Died of Wounds: 3 September 1915 Buried: Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandra, Egypt www.awm.gov.au H06079 |
BETTS, Allan EdmundService no 1810
Private 12th Battalion Born 15 May 1896 at Mersey, Tas. Son of George BETTS & Elizabeth Bertha nee ATTO Of Lewis St, Latrobe, Tasmania Occupation prior to enlisting: Tailor Enlisted: 5 January 1915 Embarkation: 19 April 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Argylshire’ Age: 18 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Killed in Action at Poziers: 19-22 August 1916 Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France www.awm.gov.au H05852 |