Beckett, Percy –

Husband of Mrs. F. E. Beckett, of 280, Outwood Road, Ringley, Stoneclough, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1916 into the Royal Field Artillery. Shot in the shoulder 14/06/1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Beckett
  • Forename: Percy
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bury, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Ringley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 14th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 40542
  • Regiment: York and Lancaster Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Derry House Cemetery No.2, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: I. A. 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/08/1917 28/12/1917

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