The following was published in the Kentish Express and Ashford News on 7 November 1914 and was accompanied by a photograph.

Private Seaman Beale of the 1st Buffs, who was seriously wounded while in the trenches on October 13th belongs to Burmarsh, and has a wife and three young children.  His brother, lance-Corporal C Beale is also serving with the Buffs at the front.  He is the son of Mr S. Beale, of Firs Farm, Cheriton, formerly of Eastbridge, Romney Marsh, and served in the South African War and in Ireland.  It is a pathetic coincidence that he is one of a family of thirteen and was wounded on the thirteenth of last month.  His youngest child was born since he was called to the front, and has been christened after the names of the three famous Generals Sir John French, Lord Kitchener and Major Smith-Dorrien.  Before the outbreak of the war Pte. Beale had done farm work at Swingfield, Godmersham and in Romney Marsh.

Reported in the Kentish Express and Ashford News as buried at Hauborden, Germany, 2 January 1915.

My thanks to Steve Mattock for this material.

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