Cyril John Beardsmore
Cyril was appointed as a railway clerk with the Great Central Railway on 6 December 1907 at the Nottingham goods accounts office. He was 15 years old. His record noted that on 6 January 1915 he 'Joined the colours' followed by an entry dated 5 February 1915, 'Died from pneumonia whilst undergoing training at Aldershot.' (Railway employment records/register 1833-1916).
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Cyril John Beardsmore was born in 1893 at Nuthall, he was the son of Francis a brewery clerk and Annie Beardsmore née Henson , he was the brother of William Bernard Beardsmore.
His father Francis was born in 1861 at Nuthall, his mother Annie Henson was born in 1863 also at Nuthall, they were married on 22nd January 1889 at St Patrick’s Church, Nuthall.
In the 1911, census the family lived on Main Street Nuthall. Francis 50 yrs is a brewery clerk he is living with his wife Anne 48 yrs and their sons Cyril John 18 yrs a railway clerk and William Bernard 12 yrs of age. ( Francis was the verger at St Patrick's church Nuthall for 31 years.)
Private Cyril John Beardsmore attested in Nottingham on 14 January 1915 where following a medical examination he was declared fit for active service, giving his address as Main Street, Nuthall, he was a railway clerk and his next of kin was his father Francis of the same address.
Mr W H Hobson, his work place employer, Great Central Railway goods accounts office, Queens Walk, Nottingham, provided a reference dated 15 January 1915 in reply to army form B64C: 'Cyril is a most reliable clerk, sober, trustworthy in every respect and a good accountant, just the man for the Army Service Corps.'
He began training at Aldershot on 20 January 1915 but had only served for 23 days when on 5 February he died of pneumonia at Cambridge Hosptial Aldershot. He was buried in St Patrick's Churchyard, Nuthall, Nottingham.
Nottingham Evening Post, 'In Memoriam', 5 February 1916: 'Beardsmore. In loving memory of Cyril Beardsmore (Private, Army Service Corps), who died at Aldershot, February 5th, 1915. There is a link that even death cannot sever, true love and memory will last for ever. Ever in my thoughts, Nellie.'
Above courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Cyril John Beardsmore
The family grave of Cyril John Beardsmore in St Patrick's churchyard, Nuthall
Photo courtesy of Peter Gillings