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Herbert Beck

In memory of:

Private Herbert Beck

September 15, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

213843

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 11, 1897

Son of George and Maria Beck, of 204, Langlois Avenue, Windsor, Ontario.

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:

SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

XXIV. F. 3.

Location:

Serre is a village 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert. Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 1.3 kilometres further along the D919, SERRE ROAD CEMETERY NO 2 can be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Inscription
    Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Photo of Herbert Beck– Enlisted in Windsor with teh 99th Battaion on February 5th, 1916. Transferred to the 19th Battalion. Killed in actin at the Somme.

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    Photo of Herbert Beck
    Photo of Herbert Beck – Enlisted in Windsor with teh 99th Battaion on February 5th, 1916. Transferred to the 19th Battalion. Killed in actin at the Somme.

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