Private 241250 William Beckett

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 29/03/15

Age at death: 22
Date of death: 10th of August 1916 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs??
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

Family details:
Father William and mother Jane are joint legatees.

Census details:
1901 - 6 years old William, widowed father William (29) and brother [cas=146]Thomas Beckett[/cas] (4) 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 16 years old 'Haulage Hand In Coal Pit' William living at 281 Blackbrook Road, Haydock with his father William (39), stepmother of nine years Jane (36) and six siblings: [cas=146]Thomas Beckett[/cas] (14), 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/241250WilliamBeckett.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Beckett_W_241250.png[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Private_241250_William_Beckett.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private William Beckett at St Marks churchyard, Haydock (Photo courtesy of Ted Forsyth)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Thiepval_SLR_Privates_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Thiepval Memorial bearing the inscription for Private William Beckett (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]