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Charles Alfred Beckett

In memory of:

Private Charles Alfred Beckett

September 15, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

135106

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

March 21, 1894
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Enlistment:

July 21, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Beckett, of Norwich, England.

Commemorated on Page 52 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. C. 18.

Location:

Puchevillers is a village about 19 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY is a little west of the village. The first Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost is situated by the church in the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 425 of 724.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 425 of 724.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper Obituary
  • Attestation Papers

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  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)

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