Biography:

BEVEN, THOMAS
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: South Lancashire Regiment
Unit Text: 9th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 03/07/1916
Additional information: Son of the Rev. and Mrs. Sydney Beven, of "St. Winifred's". Wellington Rd., Brighton.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
To front 5/9/1915
Killed near Martinsart in France
On July 3 the 2nd Bn on the morning of July 3rd, 1916 from the front line trenches just north east of Authuille. they suffered very heavy casualties and were met by heavy fire and never reached their objectives