Lieutenant George Joseph Beaumont^[1]

1892 - 1917  (24 years)

• Name	George Joseph Beaumont
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Military	1814	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 29th Regiment Waterloo County, Ontario /, Service #9535
  Born	6 Jul 1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - E. Lancashire Regiment / 11th Battalion  [6]
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1,Lieutenant, E. Lancashire Regiment / 11th Battalion
  Misfortune	killed in WW1
  Died	24 Jan 1917	, France   [6, 7]
  	Cause: war injuries
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Notes: Lt. Beaumont was born in Galt, Ontario, on 6 July 1892 and died in France on 24 January 1917. Inscriptions: Front; Lieut. George J. Beaumont, E. Lancashire Reg't, B.E.F., [symbol of cross] from wounds, France, January 24, 1917. Reverse: George J. Beaumont, Lieut, 11th (S) Batt. Last Lancashire Regt, B.E.F., France. Born 6th July 1892 at Galt, Waterloo Co. Ontario. Died from wounds in France, January 24, 1917. Buried in the British Cemetery at Varennes France. Copy of photo taken in Egypt. Lieut. Beaumont left Canada with the 1st Contingent and afterwards obtained a commission in the British Army in France.
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-64426P
  Buried	British Cemetery, Varennes, France   [7]
  Person ID	I64426	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ernest Joseph Beaumont,   b. 28 Feb 1855, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ellen Wood,   b. 15 Jul 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Apr 1891  [8]
  Family ID	F16820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George J. Beaumont from Grace Schmidt Room of Local History

  
  

• Sources

  [S2492] zzz Military. Name:George Joseph Beaumont Birth Date:6 Jul 1892 Birth Location:Galt, Ontario Relative:E J Beaumont Relationship:Father Regiment Number:9535 [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 032812 (1892). Name:George Joseph Beaumont Date of Birth:6 Jul 1892 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Ernest J Beaumont Mother's name:Helen M N Wood [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. [East] In memory of/ Helen McNAB/ BEAUMONT/ who died/ Dec. 7th 1911/ BEAUMONT/ [South] Ernest Joseph/ BEAUMONT/ Major late 29th/ (Waterloo) Batt./ A. M. C. [North] George Joseph/ BEAUMONT/ Lieut. East Lancashire/ Regt./ died on the 24th/ of January 1917/ and was buried in/ the British Cemetery/ at Varennes in France/ [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 117.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jul 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: war injuries - 24 Jan 1917 - , France Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth