Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Alfred Edward Beckwith
In memory of:
Surgeon Alfred Edward Beckwith
August 1, 1918
Military Service
23
Navy
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.S. Oriole
Additional Information
October 13, 1894
Victoria, British Columbia
April 13, 1917
Montreal, Quebec
Son of John L. and Agnes S. Beckwith, of Furswood Rd., Victoria, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 583 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
Hampshire, United Kingdom
E. West 5. 25.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire on the west side of Portsmouth Harbour. HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY is attached to Haslar Royal Hospital and was used during the whole of the two world wars. The main entrance is in Clayhall Road. It is regretted that it is not possible to keep the cemetery register in this box at all times. Assistance may be obtained from the cemetery staff during normal working hours, or from the resident caretaker.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Grave Marker – Final resting place of Alfred Beckwith. Photo courtesy of Frank Grant, volunteer photographer for Find a Grave. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of August 6, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y207uvic/mode/1up?view=theater -
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Honour Roll – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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