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NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA

Beers, R., Spr., 1944

Photo Brian Chandler

In Newbiggin (St. Bartholomew) Churchyard is the Commonwealth War Grave with a private headstone of 4272729 Sapper Robert Beers, serving with the Royal Engineers who died 16/09/1944.

The headstone reads:

Left hand side
In loving
Robert John Peart
Loving son of
Margaret & Robert
Loved by brothers & sisters
died
4–12-85
Aged 25
Always remembered.

Right hand side
Memory of
RobertBeloved son of
Matthew & Isabella
Beers
died
16–9-44
Aged 37
At rest.

Robert Beers is remembered in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea on N10.04, N10.13 and N10.14


The CWGC entry for Sapper Beers

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

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