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Private WILLIAM GEORGE BEESTON

Service Number: 53
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Army Veterinary Corps

Date of Death

Died 23 November 1919

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CHESWARDINE (ST. SWITHUN) CHURCHYARD

Near North gate.

United Kingdom

Private memorial, Tall grey granite headstone. Headstone leaning to the right but secure in the ground. Memorial inscription legible but headstone obscured by overhanging Yew tree branches. Near rear path but ground around grave uneven.

Photographer: Tracey Swinnerton

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George and Mary Ann Beeston, of 164, Buxton Rd., Stockport, Cheshire. Born at Cheswardine.
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Buried or commemorated at

CHESWARDINE (ST. SWITHUN) CHURCHYARD
Shropshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 6
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