BECKETT, Percy Hamlin
| Service Number: | 806 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Minehead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Townsend House School, Minehead, Somerset, England |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row A, Grave 11 Chaplain Rev. E. Makeham officiated Headstone inscription reads: Ever remembered by his loving mother at Minehead, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 806, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 806, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 806, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Promoted when taken on strength | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 806, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 806 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Son of Harry and Sarah Beckett of Minehead, Somerset, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
While living in England he served with the Territorial Force, West Somerset Yeomanry.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Trooper Percy Hamlin Beckett 1889–1915 was the son of Henry Hamblin Beckett 1858–1910 and Sarah Beckett 1854–1923 and he had a brother, Stanley Tom Perkins Beckett 24 Jun 1891–1943. Stanley had a draper's shop in Minehead. He married Dorothy May in 1916 -and Stanley’s son, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Percy Herbert Beckett [Service Number 902554] was killed in action in WWII [12/05/1941] whilst serving in the RAF. 40 Sqdn.Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. [Percy Herbert Beckett was born 13 Dec 1916 - he married Cecily M Berry in 1941]
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is honoured on the following war memorials in Minehead.
Minehead War Memorial,
Summit of Michaels Hill,Martlet Road,Minehead,West Somerset, Somerset, TA24 5JN,England
Tall Celtic style wheel Cross on rectangular plinth and three stepped square base. WW2 addition is a stone bench running along one side of the base.
Plinth: IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF MINEHEAD WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
Bench: 1939 - WE WILL REMEMBER THEM – 1945
Roll of Honour or Book of Remembrance
ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
Minehead
West Somerset
Somerset
England
ROLL OF HONOUR COMPOSED OF THREE SHEETS SET IN BROAD RECTANGULAR FRAME.
ROLL OF HONOUR REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THOSE OF MINEHEAD WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS 1914 – 1918
1939 - 1945
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