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Robert Hamilton Beckett

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Hamilton AWMM
  • Surname
    Beckett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bob AWMM
  • Service number
    29953 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 November 1898 AWMM Clydebank, Scotland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 26 June 1940 AWMM RMD 110, Kaitaia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W.S. Beckett (brother), RMD 110, Kaitaia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 7 April 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • North Africa AWMM
    • Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    29953 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Trentham AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 26 June 1940 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      False teeth AWMM
    • Died from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM
      Old age AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • On his arrival in the Middle East Mr Beckett was drafted to the AA Signal Division, rejoining the 2 Division for the Western Desert offensive in November 1941. He was then drafted to the 5 Infantry Brigade and joined them at Alamein.

    7 April 1941 The 5th Reinforcements of 2 NZEF (222 officers and 6066 other ranks) embarked at Wellington for the Middle East in Mauretania and Nieuw Amsterdam.The troops in the latter ship transferred to Aquitania at Singapore on 25 April.They reached Egypt on 13 May 1941. From 'CHRONOLOGY New Zealand in the War 1939-1946' compiled by R Kay, 1968. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    4 November 1988 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Pukepoto, Kaitaia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died from Natural Causes AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kaitaia Public Cemetery, Kaitaia, New Zealand AWMM RSA 276 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    6/11/1988

    6/11/1988 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Arti.html
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.27 AWMM
    • Borman, C. (1954). Divisional Signals. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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