Soldier

• Name: Albert Henry Beecroft
• Date of birth: 1881
• Place of Birth: Huddersfield, Yorkshire. England
• Date of Birth Registration: January – March 1881
• Place of Birth Registration: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Father

• Name: Henry Beecroft
• DOB: 1843
• Place of Birth: Mickfield, Suffolk, England
• Occupation: Boot and shoe maker

Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)

• Ada Elizabeth Beecroft, 1875, Huddersfield
• Beertie William Beecroft, 1877, Huddersfield (Died 1877 Age 0)
• Ethel Florence Beecroft, 1878, Huddersfield
• Albert Henry Beecroft, 1881, Huddersfield
• Stella Beecroft, 1884, Huddersfield
• Tom Beecroft, 1888, Huddersfield

Census

• 1881: Albert is living with his parent at New Hey Road, Huddersfiled, Yorkshire.
• 1891: Albert is living with his parents at 72 Westbourne Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
• 1901: Albert is living with his parents at 41 Westbourne Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. The census gives him an age of 20 and he is listed as a clerk.
• 1911:Albert is living with his wife Harriett at 16 Buckingham Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire. The census gives him an age of 30 and he is listed as a commercial traveller.

Wife

• Name: Harriett Anne Noble
• Date of birth: 6th March 1879
• Place of Birth: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Marriage

• Date of Marriage: 29th November 1905
• Place of Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Attestation Papers

• Available

Soldier’s Died In The Great War

• These records show that A Corporal Albert Henry Beecroft, 31312 , 18th Bn Manchester Regiment was killed in action on 30th July 1916 in the Western European Theatre in France and Flanders.

Pension Records

• Available

Effects Left To

• Widow Harriett

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