George BEARD (Lieutenant South Wales Borderers) (General)

by petergee, Monday, April 27, 2015, 08:10 (3503 days ago) @ shepway

Yes as unusual as the name is there are two of the same name. I suspect there may be a link.

I have the 1901 and 1911 censuss and have found all the available information regarding his unit.
The only George Beard I have found with the Sout Wales Borderersso far was a Corporalnot a Lieutenant.

No trace of the Lieutennat at the National Archives.

Searches of the London Gazette showing his appointmenst as a Lieuteant so far have shownnothing (although that is likely due to the poor character recognition for print from 1916).

I have a number of newspaper items in which he is named but it wouldseem that his service record was lost in WWII.
Was his middle name taken after the Nurse family at the works??