Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private F. C. Beckwith, 1st Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who died of wounds, 1 July 1916

1914-15 Star (R-14637 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (R-14637 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.) nearly extremely fine (3) £80-100

Frederick Charles Beckwith was born in Sydenham, Kent in 1896. A Baker by occupation, he attested for the K.R.R.C. at Camberwell on 19 July 1915, aged 19 years. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 8 December 1915. Serving with the 1st Battalion K.R.R.C. he was wounded in action on 17 June 1916 - suffering a compound fracture to the right humerus. He died of his wounds on 1 July 1916 and was buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery. He was the son of Charles Ratson and Harriett Emma Beckwith, of 63 Beadnell Road, Forest Hill, London.

With original forwarding slip for the British War and Victory Medals and with copied research.