Lewis Beaumont (c.1894-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- BEAUMONT, LEWIS. Private. No 242023. 2/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Son of Tom and Annie Beaumont, 6 Upper Hagg, Thongsbridge. Employed at Rock Mills Dyehouse and was a member of the Brockholes Church Young Men's Class. Killed in action at the Battle of Bullecourt, 3.5.1917, aged 22 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated on the ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private LEWIS BEAUMONT
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, May 3, 1917
- age: 22 years
- record ID: 740370
Links
- History of Netherthong: Netherthong and its WW1 heroes
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #740370)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #266005)