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Captain Harry Churchill Beet VC

Born 1 Apr 1875 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Son of William John Alfred Beet and Elizabeth (Churchill) Beet

Brother of Elizabeth Louisa (Beet) Scattergood

Husband of Annie Elizabeth (Brown) Beet — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Harry Churchill Beet

Died 10 Jan 1946 at age 70 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Harry Beet VC was born in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

Harry Beet VC is Notable.

Born at Brackendale Farm, near Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, he was the 2nd of 4 children born to William Beet and Elizabeth Churchill. Harry's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1875 in the Bingham district and his mother's maiden name was: Churchill.^[1] Their family lived in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England.^[2]

On the 1891 census, Harry (36 and a baker) and his family were living in Kettering, Northamptonshire.^[3] On February 18, 1892, he enlisted with the Sherwood Foresters, and sailed for India in January 1894, where he served on the Punjab Frontier from 1897 & 1898. It was during his service of the South African War of 1899-1902 that he won the Victoria Cross. He promoted from Corporal to Sergeant by Lord Kitchener for service in the field, April 4, 1900.

At Wakkerstroom, on the 22nd April, 1900, No. 2 Mounted Infantry Company, 1st Battalion Derbyshire Regiment, with two squadrons, Imperial Yeomanry, had to retire from near a farm, under a ridge held by Boers. Corporal Burnett, Imperial Yeomanry, was left on the ground wounded, and Corporal Beet, on seeing him, remained behind and placed him under cover, bound up his wounds, and by firing prevented the Boers from coming down to the farm till dark, when Doctor Wilson, Imperial Yeomanry, came to the wounded man's assistance. The retirement was carried out under a very heavy fire, and Corporal Beet was exposed to fire during the whole afternoon. The London Gazette, 12 Feb 1901, Issue 27283, pg 1059

He married Annie Elizabeth Brown^[4] (date unknown) and emigrated to Canada in 1906,^[5] living in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and finally, British Columbia.

In 1911 and 1916, their family was living in Battleford, Saskatchewan.^[5]^[6]

Harry served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War.^[7]

Harry died in Vancouver, British Columbia on 10 Jan 1946.^[4] He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[8]

Research Notes

Birth:

GRO Online Indexes - Birth record: 1875 Apr-May-Jun

LAC Military record: 1 Apr 1874

canadiangreatwarproject.com: 1874-04-01

Death certificate: 1 Apr 1873, England

Sources

↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office," database, (GRO Online Indexes - Birth : accessed 25 May 2023), Beet, Harry Churchill (Mother's maiden name: Churchill). GRO Reference: 1875 Apr-May-Jun in Bingham Volume 07B Page 378.
↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881," database, (FamilySearch Record: Q27K-2QKL : accessed 25 May 2023) FindMyPast Image, Harry Beet (6), unmarried son, Scholar, in household of Elizabeth Beet (33) in Bingham registration district in Nottinghamshire, England. Born in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England; citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 3380/27, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,988.
↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891," database, (FamilySearch Record: 4L7X-8T2 : accessed 25 May 2023) FindMyPast Image, Charles Eales (36), married, Baker, head of household in Kettering registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Leicestershire, England; citing PRO RG 12, Northamptonshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Death: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Harry Churchill Beet; Registration Number: 1946-09-001083, 1946-01-10, Vancouver, Age at Death: 72, Birth: 1 Apr 1873, England, Spouse: Annie Elizabeth Brown, Parents: Unknown Beet and Unknown. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 25 May 2023).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911," database, (FamilySearch Record: 27X2-WBZ : accessed 25 May 2023), FamilySearch image Henry Beet, married head of household in Battleford Sub-Districts 1-58, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in England; citing Census, Battleford Sub-Districts 1-58, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,573.
↑ 1916 Census: "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KMP1-BYY : accessed 25 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZH7-64B Image number 00554, Henry Beet (41), married head of household in Battleford, Battle River No. 438, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in England; citing Page: 23; Affiliate Film Number: T-21941; Line: 42; FHL microfilm: 2434956; Record number: 26735.
↑ Military: "Personnel Records of the First World War," database with images, Entry for Harry Churchill Beet; Regimental Number: 81064, Date of Birth: April 1, 1874, Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 590 - 34, Item Number: 34328, Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). Library and Archives Canada, Military Heritage, First World War (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=34328 : accessed 04-15-2022) Link to Personnel File.
↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #7723943 : accessed 25 May 2023), Memorial page for Harry Churchill Beet (1 Apr 1873-10 Jan 1946), citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (plot: ABRAY-*-03-005-0011); Maintained by Find a Grave. Includes gravestone image with death date.