Private 4956 Herbert Beck
Private Herbert Beck
Regiment/Unit: Royal Irish Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 06/09/1915
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 16th of May 1918
Born: Rainford, Lancs
Resided: Rainford, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Cologne Southern Cemetery - XVII. A. 27.
Family details:
Son of George Beck, of 32, Ormskirk Rd., Rainford, St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1881 - 1 year old Herbert is living at Hardings Row, Rainford with parents George (26), Mary (24) and brother John (2). 1891 - 11 years old Herbert is living at 1 McHoughtons(?) Yard, East Thickley, Durham with parents George (36), Mary (33) and four siblings: Susannah (8), Elizabeth (4), Mary (4), George (1). 1901 - 21 years old 'Drawer for Coal Miner' Herbert is living at Ormskirk Road, Rainford with parents George (47), Mary (43) and six siblings: Susannah (19), Mary (14), Annie (8), George (6), Lavinia (4), William (2). 1911 - Sees 31 years old 'Miner Drawer at Colliery' Herbert living at 35 Ormskirk Road, Rainford with widowed father George (56) and three siblings: George (16), Lavina (14), William (12).
Notes:
[note=114]Two Beck Brothers who died In The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=17]Herbert Is Remembered On the Rainford CofE School Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] [pic]slmgc/HerbertBeck.jpeg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Herbert Beck (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.and Geoff Burgess FAG)[/caption] Brothers In Law [cas=3465]John Culshaw[/cas] and [cas=3358]Benjamin Jackson[/cas] also died in The Great War. George was taken prisoner 21 Mar 1918 born 1 Dec 1879. Address Ormskirk Road, Rainford, St Helens
[note=114]Two Beck Brothers who died In The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=17]Herbert Is Remembered On the Rainford CofE School Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] [pic]slmgc/HerbertBeck.jpeg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Herbert Beck (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.and Geoff Burgess FAG)[/caption] Brothers In Law [cas=3465]John Culshaw[/cas] and [cas=3358]Benjamin Jackson[/cas] also died in The Great War. George was taken prisoner 21 Mar 1918 born 1 Dec 1879. Address Ormskirk Road, Rainford, St Helens
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Stricken_Rainford_family.jpg[/pic][caption]Local Newspaper Article courtesy of Richard Houghton[/caption]
