Basic Details
Surname
Beeby
Forenames
George H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
George Henry
Served or died
Died
Service number
10335
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 83 Westgate. It indicates that he died on 11/10/1918, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Private G H Beeby, regimental number 10335, died aged 18 on 17/10/1918 while serving in the 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment; he is now buried in grave IV.C.25 at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France, having been reinterred after the Armistice. They record him as the son of Mrs Sarah Bird of 83 Westgate, Peterborough. The Army Service file of George Henry Beeby, regimental number 10335, records that he enlisted in the Northamptonshire Regiment on 28/2/1916. He served in the 3rd Battalion from 2/3/1916 to 15/1/1918, when he was posted to the 7th Battalion. He transferred to the 1st Battalion on 20/1/1918. The file is noted that he was killed in action 17/10/1918, and that he was the son of the late George Beeby & Sarah Bird, formerly Beeby).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
St Quentin
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
11
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at St Quentin
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
83 WESTGATE
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial