BECK, Harold George
(Service number 80041)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/03/1888 | Place of Birth | Sutherlands |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pareora West, near Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss I. M. BECK (sister), Pareora West, via 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 | 43rd Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 17 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 March 1955 | Age | 71 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Harold George Beck, the second son of George and Ada (née Taylor) Beck, was born at Sutherlands and educated at the local school there. Harold married Isabella Lucy Pearce on 26 September 1923 at St Peter's Church, Temuka
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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