Lawrence Edward Beeston
Attened Brunts School.
Worked as a police constable for the Metropolitan Police in London, stationed at Bow Police Station. Lawrence was one of 702 members of the Metropoitan Police to loose their lives during World War II.
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Son of Ernest and Fanny Beeston of Hodthorpe, Whitwell.
He was baptised at Hodthorpe on 31st December 1916.
Lawrence married Elizabeth Annie Nicholson of Hounslow in 1940. He left her £90 5s in his will her address then was 32 Mornington Crescent, London.
HMS Owl was a Royal Navy shore establishment based at Fearn Airfield on the Moray Firth, Scotland.
Part of 747 sqdn of the Fleet Air Arm flying a Barracuda l1. Broke off from formation and dived into the Moray Firth during a night aerial torpedo exercise.
Was made a Sub-Lieutenant (Acting ) on 29th October 1943.
Barracuda was a British carrier borne torpedo and dive bommber built by Fairey Aviation for the Fleet Air Arm.
Remembered on the Lee On Solent memorial.
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