BEACHAM Cecil James

Gazetted from Artists’ Rifles.

On the 1901 census Cecil aged 18, born in Moseley, Manager Boot Business, worker, lived with his mother Mary, Boot Factor, Employer and his siblings at 21 Worcester Road, Redditch.  On 6th February 1913 Cecil James Beacham was initiated into the Seymour Lodge, Redditch and he was aged 29 and classed as a traveller.  He had also been a initiated into Mendelssohn Lodge (a London Masonic Lodge) at the age of 26 on 30th January 1910 and was classed as a commercial traveller.

Bromsgrove, Droitwich & Redditch Messenger, Saturday 20th October 1917:
Redditch Officer Killed
Information has been received of the death of Sec.-Lieut. Cecil J. Beacham, of the Worcestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on Oct. 9th. Lieut.  Beacham, a Redditch man, volunteered for service when in Canada, and was at first attached to the Artists’ Rifles, O.T.C.  He was at once sent to France, where he received his training, and was gazetted in June.  He was the third son of the late Mr Arthur Beacham (formerly of Moseley), and Mrs Beacham, Ipsley Mount, Redditch.  He was 34 years of age and unmarried and was educated at Alvechurch Grammar School and Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.  He was widely known in commercial circles, having travelled extensively abroad as the representative of Messrs. Abel Morrall, Ltd., needle manufacturers, Redditch, and other well-known houses.  He had established a large connection in the United States and Canada, and had been round the world several times. He was a member of the Seymour Lodge of Freemasons, Redditch, and the Redditch Golf Club.  A brother is in the Royal Garrison Artillery.

Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger digitised by and courtesy of Martin Stephens :   http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk

Cecil Beacham has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Tyne Cot Memorial.