Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Frank Leigh A'Beckett
Frank Leigh A'Beckett
Service number: 678
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: GALLIPOLI 29. Ari Burnu Cemetery Anzac
War Grave Register notes: A'BECKETT Tpr Franck Leigh 678 8th Australian Light Horse Killed in action 7th Aug 1915 Age 33 Son of E F and Jane D A'beckett of Beaconsfield Upper Victoria Australia A 9
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Frank Leigh A'Beckett from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 678 |
| Place of birth | Beaconsfield, Victoria |
| School | East Leigh State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E F A'Beckett, Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Junior Cadets, and 10th Regiment, Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | 10 February 1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was listed in despatches for great bravery. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Fitzhayley and Janet Deodata A'BECKETT |
| Other details | Enlisted,1st Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 27 November 1914; discharged (medically unfit), 5 February 1915. Re-enlisted, 10 February 1915. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Reported missing in action, 7 August 1915; subsequently confirmed killed in action, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, A'BECKETT Frank Leigh |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915
Gallipoli CampaignBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Frank Leigh A'Beckett
