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• Leonard Arthur Vincent Beckett

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Born: 12 June 1888

Died: 8 May 1956

Wounded in action at Gallipoli and as a result his left arm was amputated.

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Name recorded

• Leonard Beckett

Service number

• Service number 1571

Rank

• Held rank of Private

Birth record

• 12 June 1888 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death records

• Wounded
• 8 May 1956 in Brighton-le-Sands, NSW, Australia

Life event

• Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Address

• Remu, Hale Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - John William Henry Beckett
• Mother - Caroline Barrett
• Wife - Maude Mary Bracey

Organisation

• 1st Battalion, AIF

Main sources

• Beckett Leonard : SERN 1571 1710 : POB Great Yarmoruth England : POE Liverpool NSW : NOK W Beckett Maud Mary (item)
• Discovering Anzacs - Leonard Beckett (webpage)
• AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION. NEW SOUTH WALES. (newspaper article)
• Leonard Arthur Vincent Beckett (photograph)
• HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• BECKETT L. A. V. on the South Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Beckett, L A V on the St Peter's Anglican Church World War 1 Honour Roll
• Beckett, L A V on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour