Captain Frank Reginald Beck, MVO (3 May 1861 – 12 August 1915) was a land agent, British soldier and a central figure in one of World War I's myths. Born in Oxwick, Norfolk, he was the son of Edmund Beck, Land Agent to the British Royal Family at Sandringham. Educated at Norfolk County School, North Elmham, he inherited his father’s position on the King’s estate, serving as Land Agent at Sandringham to Edward VII when Prince of Wales, 1891–1901, and when King, 1901–10; and to King George V from 1910 until the war. He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (4th Class) in 1901 and created a Knight of the Order of St Olav by the King of Norway, 13 November 1906.
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