Private Thomas Herbert Beastall

Army Number : 241818 (formerly 4943)

Battalion : 1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Ripley, Derbyshire. Son of John and Emma Ann Beastall, of 14, Chapel Street, Ripley, Derbyshire. He was a tailor’s apprentice prior to enlisting at Ripley. He was killed in action, 20th May 1917, aged 25, whilst in the line near Marqueffles Farm, France.

Buried/Commemorated : Fosse No.10 Communal Cemetery Extension, Sains-En-Gohelle, France. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 2.

Private Thomas Herbert Beastall is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
All Saints Church War Memorial, Ripley, Derbyshire.
St. Mary’s Church War Memorial, Wirksworth, Derbyshire.