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216903 L/Cpl. Francis Xavier Beckett British Army Bed. A Signal Depot Corps of Royal Engineers from:West Gorton, Manchester (d.7th Nov 1918) Francis Beckett was formerly No. 300176, Manchester Regiment. Born in Dublin, he was the son of Charles and Mary Beckett, of 15, Buxton St., West Gorton, Manchester. He died of wounds at home age 21 and is buried in Kempston Cemetery, Bedfordshire Update: Lance Corporal Francis Xavier Beckett was born in Dublin c. 1897 and had moved to Manchester by the time of the 1901 census. In the 1911 census he was a Butcher's assistant. He enlisted at Manchester in 1913 at the age of 17 and joined the Manchester Regiment. By then he was an iron turner. He died at the military hospital, Bedford from bronchial pneumonia following influenza at 4.30 am. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**