South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Birmingham (Brandwood End) Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Not applicable | ~ | Tanworth-in-Arden |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally killed by horse and wagon | 5 Aug 1914 at Birmingham | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
| Moseley War Memorial | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Birmingham Roll of Honour |
| Birmingham Central Hospital | Royal Engineer Territorial Force | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On August 11th 1914 Edmund was engaged in a collection of horses and vehicles for service with the army. A horse attached to a wagon bolted, and in trying to stop it, Captain Beech was dragged along the ground, and thrown under the wheels of the wagon, which passed over him. He sustained serious injuries to the head and body and died at 4.40pm the same day at Birmingham Central Hospital.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 2 May 1875 at Moseley, Birmingham | |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| George and Florence Beech | Shirley, Birmingham |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Mabel Beech nee Powell - Jul Qtr 1899 at Kings Norton | George Edmund |
| Florence John | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| King Edward's School, Birmingham | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1875 - Moseley | 1887 - Scholar |
| 1881 - Llanberris Villa, Alcester Road, Kings Norton | 1901 - Chartered accountant |
| 1887 - Oxford Road, Moseley | 1911 - Chartered accountant |
| 1891 - Not found | |
| 1901 - Melville Road, Edgbaston | |
| 1911 - Peterbrook, Solihull Lodge, Shirley | |
| 1914 - White House, Tanworth in Arden |