| Regimental number | 24/2150 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Frasertown |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Beckett, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane Beckett, Frasertown, Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 May 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 20 June 1916, and posted to D Company. Wounded in action, 15 July 1916 (gun shot wound, upper right arm) and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne; to England, 16 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 19 July 1916; transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 28 August 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 October 1916. Found guilty, 28 October 1916, of being absent without leave, 26-27 October 1916: forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 21 May 1917. Admitted to 3rd (?) NZ Field Ambulance, 2 July 1917 (influenza); rejoined unit, 8 July 1917. Found guilty, 11 September 1917, of when on Active Service being absent from 6 pm parade: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Note on Form B103: 'Buried D.3.C.40.45 10 yards from Kronprinz Farm'; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274052 |