Corporal

Francis Rex Beech

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis Joseph and Ethel Christina Beech, of Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Member of the Long Range Desert Group. 

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1093
Name:
Francis Rex Beech
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
24 July 1908
Place of Birth: 
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr F.J. Beech (father), Picton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Picton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineering (radio)
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 February 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination:
Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
6. J. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Francis Rex Beech
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