Sergeant 12540 John BEASLEY

Sergeant 12540 John Beasley{gallery}Sgt J Beasley – 2{/gallery}9th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Died of wounds in the Second Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders 21st March 1918, aged 20

• Buried: Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Grave ref. II C 6
• Awarded: British War & Victory medals
• Son of William and Mary Louisa Beasley [nee Congrave] 
• NNWFHS Memorial: Dordon

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Sergeant Beasley
  
• Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps
• Family History Page by Nicky Rowberry
  

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 17 Apr 1897 and baptised 16 May 1897 at Polesworth
  
• Lived with his parents at Hall End, Polesworth [1901]
  
• Lived with grandparents, William and Mary Congrave, at 61 Long Street, Dordon [1911]
• Enlisted on 14 May 1915