Samuel BEEBE
16th Nov 18901 - 7th Jul 1959
Sgt in Rifle Brigade, Aircraft Inspector, Licenced Victualer
Life History
16th Nov 1890 |
1959 |
Buried in Little Shelford Church, Cambs |
7th Jul 1959 |
Died in Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, Middlesex. Died of a stroke - Subarachnoid heamorrage and Bronchial Pneumonia |
Other facts
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Birth of child Albert Samuel BEEBE |
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Birth of child Robert Clarence BEEBE |
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Birth of child Beatrice Irene BEEBE |
Notes
- [leswool.FTW]
Birth certificate copy application no. 47017 ref B21820 entry 186
Registered in Winchester in county of Southampton.
Birth was registered by John Haysman, Master of Union Workhouse, Winchester on Dec 3rd. Mother given as Ellen Beebe formerly Smith of Winchester and father as Silas Beebe, a horsebreaker.
The Union Workhouse in Winchester is now St Pauls geriatric hospital and Winchester Public Records Office has all the records of admissions etc for 1800's onward. They also have the 1891 census.
Marriage certificate shows address as Rifle Depot, Winchester.
Regular Army Certificate of Service:
Army no 6905277 enlisted at Canterbury on 20th October 1908 in Rifle Brigade.
"Military Conduct: exemplary.
Testimonial: Sergt. Beebe is absolutely honest, sober and reliable, and is fitted for a position of trust. He possesses unusual mechanical ability with highly specialised knowledge of automatic weapons. He is an excellent marksman with any weapon and a strong and tactful disciplinarian."
Date of discharge 17th May 1934 after 25 years and 210 days service.
Served in France 8 Sept 1914 to 25 June 1915 and 27 Oct 1917 to 22 Dec 1917
Wounded in the thigh.
Various medals.
Sam lived at Enfield Lock and worked at Enfield Small Arms factory as a 'proof master' from about 1934 until the outbreak, or first year, of the second world war. The houses at Enfield lock were evacuated as the small arms factory was a prime target for German bombing raids. Sam moved to rented accommodation in Goffs Oak and some time later the houses at Enfield Lock were bombed. He left work at the small arms factory, applied to Green King (brewers) for a pub and took over at The Chequers public house in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire. During latter part of war he joined the Home Guard at Shelford and until the end of the war also worked as an aircraft inspector at Marshalls in Cambridge.
Although the building is still there it is no longer a pub (currently a chinese take-away 1995) and is only 100 yards from Little Shelford church where Sam and his wife Ethel are buried in the same grave.
After Ethels death at The Chequers Sam lived with his son Bert and wife Molly in Feltwell for about 10 months before moving to 7 Jones Road, Goffs Oak, with his daughter Betty and her husband Ron. About 8 weeks after moving in Sam had a severe stroke and died later in hospital.
Copy of death certificate no. 194795 issued to his son Robert Clarence Beebe of 63 Upper Richmond Road London.
Sources
- 1. Taken from the Birth certificate
- 2. taken from the Marriage certificate