Trooper

Frederick Edward Beckett

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward Robert and Margaret Jean Beckett, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
234294
Name:
Frederick Edward Beckett
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
31 July 1916
Place of Birth: 
Wanganui, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr E.R. Beckett (father), Greenhill Rd., Puketaha, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Puketaha, Hamilton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 December 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 July 1943
Vessel:
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 15.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Frederick Edward Beckett
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