Private 20523 Joseph Beard

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: No. 4 CCS, France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 42
Date of death: 16th of December 1915 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Beauval Communal Cemetery - C. 35.

BMD details:
Marriage: 25/12/1896 Joseph Beard and Martha H Barton at Eccleston St Thomas.

Family details:
Husband of Martha Harriet Beard, of 26, Bruce St., St. Helens, Lancs. Widow Martha Harriet is legatee.

Census details:
1881 - 7 years old schoolboy Joseph is living at 54 Wilson Street, St Helens with parents Harry (48), Mary (49) and two siblings: Sarah (23), Henry (14). 1891 - 17 years old 'Sheet Glass Gatherers Apprentice' Joseph is living at 95 Napier Street, St Helens with widowed mother Mary Beard (60). 1901 - 27 years old Joseph is living at 45 Exeter Street, St Helens with his wife Martha H (26) and their son Harry (1). 1911 - Sees 37 years old 'Sheet Glass Gatherer' Joseph living at 138 Wilson Street, St Helens with wife Martha H (36) and three children: Harry (11), George (9), Lily (2).

From the War Diary of the 11th South Lancs:- 14.12.1915 - "C" Company, 2 Men Wounded through Enemy Sniping. 16.12.1915 - (dow - Private 20523 Joseph Beard) [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/20523JosephBeard.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Beard_J_2.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Beard_J_4.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Beard_J_3.jpg[/pic][caption]Images from The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/J_Beard_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Joseph Beard at Beauval Communal Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]