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Walter Beckham 1904 - 2003

Walter Beckham of Ravenshoe, Tablelands Regional County, QLD Australia was born on December 4, 1904 in Wharparilla, Campaspe Shire County, VIC to Amelia Dibben and James Beckham. He had siblings Mildred Beckham Ferguson, Ruby Mabel Beckham, Sydney Beckham, Norman Basham Beckham, Frederick Beckham, Ivy Beckham, William Norton Beckham, and Elsie Beckham Rodwell. Walter Beckham died at age 98 years old on November 17, 2003 in Ravenshoe, Tablelands Regional County, QLD.
Walter Beckham
Ravenshoe, Tablelands Regional County, QLD 4888, Australia
December 4, 1904
Wharparilla, Campaspe Shire County, VIC, 3564, Australia
November 17, 2003
Ravenshoe, Tablelands Regional County, QLD, 4888, Australia
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  • 12/4
    1904

    Birthday

    December 4, 1904
    Birthdate
    Wharparilla, Campaspe Shire County, VIC 3564, Australia
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  • 11/17
    2003

    Death

    November 17, 2003
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Ravenshoe, Tablelands Regional County, QLD 4888, Australia
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In 1904, in the year that Walter Beckham was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1918, by the time he was just 14 years old, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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