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Title: Army Number and Info
Post by: Dave Hall on Sunday 17 January 10 13:53 GMT (UK)

Looking for ANY info on.
WILLIAM GEORGE BECKETT
b1922 Pembroke.
Trying to find army number etc.
Sorry not a lot to go on.
Cheers.
Dave

Title: Re: Army Number and Info
Post by: gortonboy on Sunday 17 January 10 14:12 GMT (UK)

hi,,when you say ANY info....do you mean any army info,,or are you looking for parents etc,,??

Title: Re: Army Number and Info
Post by: Dave Hall on Sunday 17 January 10 14:33 GMT (UK)

Sorry Army info for starters.
Thanks.
Dave

Title: Re: Army Number and Info
Post by: kyt on Sunday 17 January 10 17:00 GMT (UK)

A real tall order. If he wasn't commissioned, received a gallantry award or became a casualty, then the info will not (generally) be in the public domain.

Was he definately army? The only WILLIAM GEORGE BECKETT I can find in the London Gazette is one for the RAF (183687). That's assuming your Beckett was commissioned.

K

Title: Re: Army Number and Info
Post by: Dave Hall on Friday 22 January 10 16:46 GMT (UK)

Managed to find his army number.
From what I  can gather he lied about his age, he gave it as
25/5/20., so he could join up.
His army number was
4035126.
And he was a trooper
Hope this helps, any info on his army, or family
Cheers
Dave