Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Poelcapelle British Cemetery | XXIV. E. 17. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.116 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 46A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of Charles Seward Beachcroft and Emily Caroline Frances BeachcroftMarried Edith Vivien Hughes around October 1912.
Family :
Wife: Edith Vivien nee Hughes later of 8, Hillside, Wimbledon, London.Probate record shows: BEACHCROFT, Cyril Shakespear of 39 Murray Road, Wimbledon, and 9 and 11 Theobalds Road, Middlesex. Lieutenant Household Battalion. Died 12th October 1917 in Belgium on active service. Probate administered at London 14th December to Edit Vivien Beachcroft - widow. Effects £1391 7s 11d.
Education & Career :
Solicitor (1908)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Household Battalion |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1917 (Third Ypres, or Passchendaele) |
31 July - 10 November 1917. By the summer of 1917 the British Army was able for the first time to fight on its chosen ground on its terms. Having secured the southern ridges of Ypres at Messines in June, the main attack started on 31st July 1917 accompanied by what seemed like incessant heavy rain, which coupled with the artillery barrages conspired to turn much of the battlefield into a bog. Initial failure prompted changes in the high command and a strategy evolved to take the ring of ridges running across the Ypres salient in a series of 'bite and hold' operations, finally culminating in the capture of the most easterly ridge on which sat the infamous village of Passchendaele. The Official History carries the footnote ?The clerk power to investigate the exact losses was not available? but estimates of British casualties range from the official figure of 244,000 to almost 400,000. Within five months the Germans pushed the British back to the starting line, which was where they had been since May 1915.
Detail :
Lieutenant Cyril Shakespear BEACHCROFT of Household Bn., Attended Charterhouse School, had been a member of the Inns of Court OTC in 1909-12, and was married and living in Wimbledon. He rejoined his old OTC in August 1914 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Dorset Yeomanry in October 1914, before transferring to the Household Battalion as a temporary Lieutenant on 1 July 1917. He died on 12 October 1917 aged 32. He was formerly Capt. and Adjt., Dorset Yeomanry. Source: http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/gardiner7.htm
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Charterhouse Deo Dante Dedi No. 2885 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st October 1908 | 16th December 1908 | 17th March 1909 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley