| Surname: | Beck |
| Initials: | J W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/7062 |
| Notes: | MFP. Served Home. 21/12/1915 he enlisted in the 4 Kings Own Royal Regiment, No. 3771, address: Father 1 Ragland Street, Barrow in Furness. 27/1/1917 transferred to MFP, 24/7/1917 to discharge no longer physically fit for war service, suffering from Tuberculosis of the Lung. 18/3/1916, South Shore, charged with absent from 7am parade and improperly dressed on parade, 7 days confined to barracks. Served Home 21/12/1915 to 23/7/1917. 24/7/1917 he was awarded a pension of 27/6d per week to be revised in 26 weeks for TB of the Lung. Info from Pension Index Cards:- Beck, James, address: 39 Scott Street, Barrow in Furness, MFP, No. 7062, L/Cpl, 3/2/1933. Also Beck, James, widow Vera Mildred, 20/7/77 ACOR, MFP, 7062, 3/MB/10643, 3.1/2.249.2, Ad 8/8/1917 @ 27/6 from 25/7/1917 to 22/1/1918, C/N 50096H, Rec. 16/8/1917, 3/MB/1643. James Beck. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/27 July 25, 1917) |
| Citation: | Badge No. 123831, Enlisted 21/12/1916, discharged 24/7/1917, sickness para 392 (xvi). Served home. |