Private 2103 John Beddows
Regiment/Unit: Manchester Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: 1
Date Entered Therein: 27/03/1915
Age at death: 34
Date of death: 13th of March 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Basra Memorial - Panel 31 and 64.
Family details:
Mother & Sole Legatee: Ellen.
Census details:
1891 - 10 years old schoolboy John is living at 32 Cyril Street, St Helens with parents William (38), Ellen (31) and four siblings: Mary (12), [cas=1016]Samuel Beddows[/cas] (8), Thomas (3), Jane (9 mths). 1901 - 19 years old 'Miner - Day Wageman' John is boarding at 37 Cyril Street, St Helens with the Woodward family. Parents and siblings are boarding at 33 Cyril Street with the Jones family. 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Collier By Piece' John living at 28 Sandfield Crescent, St Helens with widowed mother Helen (52) and sister Jane (20).
Notes:
[note=197]Two Beddows brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[note=197]Two Beddows brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[pic]gallery_shroh/manchesters2.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John Beddows Basra Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Bobpike GWF and Ste M.)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2103JohnBeddows.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
