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Fred Beard   F. Breard        Sherwood Foresters - Notts & Derby cap badge

Surname Beard
Forename/s Fred
Rank Private
Service Number 13300
DOB 1890 at Tupton
Address  
Date & place of death/details 9/8/1915 Aged  25
Killed in action - shot by a sniper, whilst advancing. Private William Corbett & George Kirk from Tupton were with him when he died.
Regiment & Unit 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)
Service details Gallipoli
Military Awards?  
Married?               Children? Single
Any photographs?  Derbyshire Times 4/9/1915
Derbyshire Courier 4/9/1915
Derbyshire Times Obituary & Derbyshire Courier. Fred Beard
Fred Beard
Parents names Mr James & Mrs Hannah Beard
Parents address 5, Ringwood Terrace, New Tupton
Grave location or   memoria location No grave
Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 150 - 152
Living relatives?  
Any other information? Enlisted in October 1914.
Went to the front on 1 July 1915.
Pre war occupation was a miner at the Clay Cross Company Avenue Pit.
A regular attender at the Tupton Primitive Methodist Church.
He took an interest in the Tupton Primitive Football Club.
He had 3 brothers & 6 sisters.

Campaign Medals:
1914/15 Star

 1914/15 Star		 Given the information available, it is very possible that Fred Beard was awarded the 1914-15 star campaign medal of the British Empire for his service in World War One.

This Star is identical to the 1914 Star in every respect except that the centre scroll bears the dates “1914- 15” and the two small scrolls bearing “Aug” and “Nov” are omitted.

He would also have received the British War Medal and Victory Medal, as it was not awarded singularly. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. With Pip representing either this medal or the 1914 Star, only one of which could be awarded to a soldier, Squeak represented the British War Medal and Wilfred represented the Victory Medal.
Victory Medal

 Victory Medal		 Given the information available it is likely that Fred Beard was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.

Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible.
British War Medal

 British War Medal		 From the information available, it is very possible that Fred Beard was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.

The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period.