Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Carl Beck
Carl Beck's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Carl Beck
Service number: 3349
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BECK, Tpr. Carl, 3349. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. C. 34.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Carl Beck from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 3349 |
| Place of birth | Mareeba, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Warrego Street, Cairns, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Carl Beck, Warrego Street, Cairns, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 22 February 1917 |
| Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 May 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Bersheeba, Palestine |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 34), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Family/military connections | Nephew: 3122 Pte John Ellenduff BEATTS, 49th Bn, killed in action, 27 September 1917. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917; marched into Isolation Camp, Moascar, 20 June 1917. Transferred to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 26 July 1917; taken on strength, 26 July 1917. Transferred to 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 29 July 1917; taken on strength, El Gamli, 1 August 1917. Killed in action, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BECK Carl |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Carl Beck
