John Gilbert Bass Beck
Name John Gilbert Bass Beck
Number Private 1796
Battalion 37th Battalion
Place of Birth Bass, South Gippsland
Next of Kin His sister, Mrs. L A Beatty Newmarket Cambridgeshire
Date and place of enlistment Leongatha 15/3/1916, gave his postal address as Poowong
Physical details Age 38 years, 5’4”, 10 stone 7 pounds, blue eyes and dark hair.
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Date and place of death
He died of wounds in the field at Messines Ridge Belgium on 14/6/1917
Location of grave or memorial
He is buried in Strand Military Cemetery Ploegstreet Wood Belgium
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He enlisted in and was associated with Leongatha
Military History
- 15/3/1916 He enlisted in Leongatha
- His postal address Poowong
- His Next Of Kin was his sister Mrs. L A Beatty Newmarket Cambridgeshire
- 16/8/1916 He left Melbourne on the RMS Orontes
- 2/10/16 He arrived in Plymouth
- 22/11/16 He went to France from Southampton and was in the 37th Battalion
- 9/5/1916 He had influenza for 3 days
- 14/6/17 He died in the field in Belgium
- He was buried in Strand Military cemetery Ploegstreet Wood 2.25 miles SSW of Messines
- A Mr. B Beck of Almurta School applied for his postal address.
- His effects were an identity disc, silver pen knife, razor and 2 straps, 3 franc Wallet, wrist watch, protector, notebook and photo, a pipe bowl, brushes, a metal mirror, tie and belt
- He had saved £1,554/5/6
- In his will he left to his estate to his youngest sister Minnie, Mrs. N Turner of Sylfean Welshpool Montgomeryshire England. Minnie was the widow of Second Lieutenant Noel Turner
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