Beard, Frederick Gerald Vesey
Deaths among sons of Medical Men: Beard, F. G. V., Lieutenant, Worcester Regiment, eldest son of Dr. Beard of Croydon, killed on July 4th, aged 26. He was at Epsom College and at Trinity College, Dublin, joined the Public Schools Battalion in August, 1914, and got his commission as Lieutenant in the Worcesters on November 23rd, 1914, in July 1915, he went to Gallipoli and served there until the withdrawal, taking part in the evacuation of both Suvla Bay and Cape Helles. He went to France last month. British Medical Journal July 22nd, 1916
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Beard |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Frederick Gerald Vesey |
| Date of birth | 17 December 1889 |
| Family details | Son of Frederic Beard, M.B., and Geraldine L. Beard, of The Old Smithy, Sanderstead, Surrey |
| Previous education | Epsom College and Trinity College, Dublin |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Qualifications | B.A. (Dublin) |
| Military unit | Worcestershire Regiment, 9th Bn. attd. 4th Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | Gallipoli and France |
| Date of death | 4 July 1916 |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial; Thiepval Memorial; Aravon School, Bray, C. Wicklow (Master); Croydon Online; dublin.heritage ie; |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Soldiers Died in the Great War; British Medical Journal |