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Pte. Thomas Beck
British Army 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Hebburn
(d.18th Oct 1916)
Thomas Beck died on 18th October 1916 at the age of 18 whilst serving with the 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
Born in Hebburn he was the son of Thomas and Margaret Jane Beck (nee Sheppherd). On the 1911 census he is listed as: Thomas Beck age 13 at School is with his parents Thomas and Margaret Jane Beck and family at 84 McIntyre Street, Hebburn. He enlisted in Cramlington.
Thomas is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (south face) Jarrow.