BECK, Albert Robert
(Service number 57457)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/05/1889 | Place of Birth | Sutherlands |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | George BECK (father), Pareora West, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 December 1976 | Age | 85 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert Robert Beck, the second son of George and Ada (née Taylor) Beck, was born at Sutherlands and educated at the local school there.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 January 2017]
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