BEERE, Arthur Howard

1898 - 1970

Arthur Howard Beere (Self Portrait)

Arthur Howard Beere was born at Greenwich, London on 10 September 1898, posthumous son of Thomas Beere (1855-1897), a master butcher, and his wife Bertha née Lock[e] (1862-1944), who married at Woolwich, London in 1892. In 1901, Arthur was living at 1 Wood Cottages, Greenwich, London with his 38-year-old widowed mother Bertha and his two elder brothers, Thomas Francis 9 and Charles Joseph 6. During the First World War Arthur enlisted in the Royal Navy and saw active service. Arthur married at Lowestoft, Suffolk in 1932, Sybil Parker (4 September 1895-1992). His self-portrait is in the Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Museum. Arthur Howard Beere died at 10 Grand Avenue, Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk on 26 July 1970.




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