Private 12100 Harry Beard

Private Harry Beard.

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 02/10/15

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 25th of October 1917 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Basra Memorial - Panel 23.

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mr Harry Beard (father), 65 Exeter Street, St Helens. Mother Katherine is sole legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Harry is living at 39 Exeter Street, St Helens with parents Henry (34), Catherine (32) and four siblings: William (13), Edward (11), Minnie (6), Elizabeth (1). Also at the address is Henry's uncle Thomas Beard (56). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Glass Flatteners Assistant' Harry living at 65 Exeter Street, St Helens with parents Henry (44), Catherine (42) and eight siblings: William (23), Edward (21), Minnie (16), Elizabeth (11), Alfred (9), Thomas (7), Walter (5), Annie (2).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]gallery_shroh/southlancs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Harry Beard Basra Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Bobpike GWF and Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/12100HarryBeard.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]