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NAME:                      Beckett, William
RANK:                      Musician
UNIT:                      Royal Marine Band  (formerly Bandsman 340479 Royal Navy)
BATTALION ETC:             HMS Invincible
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         RMB/680
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 31st May 1916 Battle of Jutland
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: 
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born 17th June 1880 at Lambeth London. Joined navy 22nd November 1894.
                           Transferred or Royal Marine Band 20th October 1904.
                           Husband of Kathleen Beckett of 3 Owen Street, Eastney, Portsmouth.
                           Married 2nd January 1902.
                           She remarried becoming Fogwill.