Beadell, Alfred George
Second Lieutenant Alfred George Beadell was born on November 17th, 1896 and was educated at the Maidenhead County Boys' School. Always a keen sportsman, he won the Victor Ludorum Cup and also his colours for football. While at school he was Q.M.S. of the 1st Royal Berks Cadet Battalion. He matriculated in January, 1915, and, on leaving school joined the evening classes at King's intending to take his Inter. B.Sc. with a view of following a scholastic career. While at college he joined the O.T.C., and in January, 1916, entered the Artists' Rifles O.T.C., being gazetted to the - Gloucester Regiment in September of that year. He left England for France on January 13th, 1917, and was killed in action on April 13th, while leading the first wave in an attack on a German trench. His commanding and brother officers have written of him as one of the bravest men they had ever met, absolutely without fear and always ready to volunteer for any dangerous work that had to be done. His thoughts being always for others, not for himself, with him the safety of his men came first. King's College Review, Dec. 1917
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Beadell |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Alfred George |
| Date of birth | 17 November 1896 |
| Place of birth | Lambeth District |
| Family details | Son of Fanny Constance & the late Edgar Joseph Beadell of Royston, Kings Grove, Maidenhead |
| Previous education | Maidenhead County Boys' School |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dept / course | Arts & Science |
| Military unit | Gloucestershire Regiment 4th Battalion |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | France from 13 January 1917 |
| Date of death | 13 April 1917 |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Rank at death | Second Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed instantly by a shot through the head while leading his platoon against an enemy trench |
| Burial place | Unicorn Cemetery Vend'hulle |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; University of London O.T.C. 1914-19 |