Albert Charles Beckett
Albert Charles Becket worked as a shop keeper.
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Albert Charles Beckett was the youngest child of John Beckett & Mary Jane Andrews, who married in Nottingham in 1865. Four children were identified; Mary, born in 1866, Lucy Josephine, born in 1872, Agnes, born in 1874 and Albert Charles, born in 1877. All the children were born in Nottingham. John Beckett was the keeper of the Royal Hotel, Lister gate, Nottingham. Unfortunately at some time between 1881 and 1891 he suffered some form of paralysis and the family had to give up the hotel. In 1891 Mary Jane was running a green grocers at 246 Alfreton Road, Radford. John was described as unemployed, and died in 1895. By 1901 the census described Many Jane as letting apartments at 1 Burns Avenue, Nottingham. She died in 1910.
In 1902 Albert Charles Beckett married Henriette Lucie V. Heitmann (born 17th December 1882 in Calais) in Nottingham in 1902 , she helped in the shop they ran at 11 Bloomsgrove Street, Radford. they had a daughterMyrtle Evelineborn 16th January 19105,
Henriette later moved to 246 Denman Street, Radford, and in 1921 she married Albert E. Rawlinson.
Pte. Beckett was called up for service at Nottingham and served with 2/6th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, and following training he was drafted to France
In April 1918 the Germans launch Operation Georgette, which aimed to slice through the British lines and take the Channel ports. There was heavy fighting and Pte. Beckett was killed in action on 18th April 1918 His body was never recovered, but his name was commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
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Photo of Albert Charles Beckett
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium