Who's Who in the Far East/VAN DER BECK, Joseph Nicholas
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VAN DER BECK, Joseph Nicholas (SINGAPORE), I.S.O. (1903); Clerk to Governor, Straits Settlements; b. April 8, 1855, s. of F.C. Van Dei Beck; m. 1876, Maria Ida, d. of Commandant Polman, of Java; five s., four d. Educ.: Raffle's Institution, Singapore. Extra Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, Sept., 1871; 8th Clerk, Jan., 1873, and attached to Government House; 6th Clerk, Dec., 1875; Guardian of Government House, May, 1877; 5th Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office, April, 1879; 4th Clerk, 1879; 3rd Clerk, June, 1880; Clerk, Government House, Dec., 1883; Financial Assistant of Police, Singapore, 1905. Club: Singapore Recreation. Address; Government House, Singapore, Straits Settlements.