Private 21240 Thomas Beckett

Private Thomas Beckett

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 07/11/15

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 1st of July 1916 (Saturday)
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery Mametz - Mem. 52.

Family details:
Son of William and Jane Beckett, of 28, Milton St., Sutton Manor, St. Helens, Lancs. Vernon Street Cem. Father William is legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Thomas, widowed father William (29) and brother [cas=147]William Beckett[/cas] (6) are staying at 45 Judfield Street, Haydock with grandparents Thomas Beckett (54), Jane Beckett (48) and aunts and uncles Thomas Beckett (13), Albert Beckett (8), Mary E Beckett (19), Ethel Beckett (5). 1911 - Sees 14 years old (Haulage Hand In Coal Pit) Thomas living at 281 Blackbrook Road, Haydock with his father William (39), stepmother of nine years Jane (36) and six siblings: [cas=147]William Beckett[/cas] (16), John (13), Lily (8), Jane (6), Stanley (4) and George Edward (2).

Notes:
[note=133]Two Beckett brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=25]Also Remembered On St Marks, Haydock War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/21240ThomasBeckett.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BeckettAlbert_BeckettThomas_MasonFrank.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/R720.png[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Private_241250_William_Beckett.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Thomas Beckett at St Marks churchyard, Haydock (Photo courtesy of Ted Forsyth)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/TBeckett_21240.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Beckett at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz (Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]