Kenneth James BECKWITH
Surname: BECKWITH
Christian Names: Kenneth James
Date & Place of Birth: 2nd August, 1889 Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island
Service Number: Lieutenant
Service Unit: 11th Battalion
Date & Place of Enlistment: 10th September, 1915 Perth WA (Age 26)
Profession prior to Enlistment: Bank Manager
Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: Ret 15th August, 1919, Discharged 29th September, 1919
Next of Kin (NOK) Address
Father: Ralph James Beckwith, Gladstone SA
Mother: Ruth Agnes (nee Manthorpe)
Brother(s): Maurice Rodman Beckwith # 6516, 27th Battalion b 1893
Ralph Norman Beckwith b 20th Jan 1888
Sister(s): Ruth b 1895 d 1901, Louis b1905, Elinor b 1890
Wife: Auriel J. (nee Adams)
Service
France: Yes
Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank: Lieutenant
KI Connection: Born Kangaroo Island. Died 16th January, 1973, Brighton, Victoria.
Kleinig Ref: {1423}
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Birth Index
Given Name(s): Kenneth James
Last Name: BECKWITH
Birth Date: 1889, August 02
Gender: M
Father: Ralph James BECKWITH
Mother: Ruth Agnes MANTHORPE
Birth Place/Residence: Cape Borda
District: Yankalilla
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Book/Page: 442/472
Marriage (1)
First name(s) Kenneth James
Last name Beckwith
Registration year 1922
Registration number 1922/B031246
Marriage date 21 Nov 1922
Spouse's first name(s) Doris May
Spouse's last name Snow
State Queensland
Country Australia
Record set Queensland Marriages 1829-1939
Marriage (2)
First name(s) Kenneth J
Last name Beckwith
Marriage year 1935
Spouse's first name(s) Auriel J
Spouse's last name Adams
State Western Australia
Country Australia
Place Perth
Registration number 688
Death index
First name(s) Kenneth James
Last name Beckwith
Age 83
Sex Male
Birth year 1890
Death year 1973
Father's name Ralph James
Mother's name Ruth Manthorpe
Death place Brighton
State Victoria
Registration number 1838
Descendants of : Ralph James BECKWITH
Generation 1
1. Ralph James BECKWITH was born 18 Jan 1863 in Adelaide, SA and died 27 Mar 1922 in Wallaroo, SA. He married Ruth Agnes MANTHORPE 15 Jan 1888 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 13 Jan 1865 in Glenelg, SA and died 28 Sep 1941 in Perth, WA, daughter of Charles MANTHORPE.
Other events in the life of Ralph James BECKWITH
Occupation: lightkeeper Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island
Children of Ralph James BECKWITH and Ruth Agnes MANTHORPE:
i. Ralph Norman BECKWITH was born 20 Jan 1888 in Glenelg, SA and died 28 Jan 1970 in Toorak Gardens, SA
ii. 2. Kenneth James BECKWITH was born 02 Aug 1889 in Cape Borda, SA and died 16 Jan 1973 in Brighton, Victoria
iii. 3. Elinor Hope BECKWITH was born 20 Nov 1890 in Goodwood, SA and died 31 Oct 1980
iv. Maurice Rodman BECKWITH was born 12 May 1893 in Palmerston, NT and died 09 Apr 1972 in Tasmania
v. Ruth BECKWITH was born 24 Feb 1895 in Palmerston, NT and died 23 Mar 1901 in Burrundie, NT
vi. 4. Lois Mary BECKWITH was born 03 Feb 1905 in Palmerston, NT and died 29 Aug 1984 in Mosman Park, WA
Generation 2
2. Kenneth James BECKWITH was born 02 Aug 1889 in Cape Borda, SA and died 16 Jan 1973 in Brighton, Victoria. He married Doris May SNOW 21 Nov 1922 in Queensland. She was born 09 Jun 1897 in North Adelaide, SA and died 16 Nov 1928 in Toorak, SA, daughter of Charles Henry SNOW and Anna Maria GASMIER. He married Auriel J ADAMS 1935 in Perth, Western Australia.
Other events in the life of Kenneth James BECKWITH
Military: 11 Batt
3. Elinor Hope BECKWITH was born 20 Nov 1890 in Goodwood, SA and died 31 Oct 1980. She married Walter Muir McFARLANE 21 Feb 1935 in Unley, SA. He was born 28 Oct 1881 in Port Lincoln, SA.
4. Lois Mary BECKWITH was born 03 Feb 1905 in Palmerston, NT and died 29 Aug 1984 in Mosman Park, WA. She married Clive Preston COLLISON 1932 in WA. He was born ABT 1902 and died 04 Nov 1984 in Mosman Park, WA.
Last updated: 8 May 2021