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243147 Pte. Kenneth Austin Beasley British Army Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment from:Tunbridge Wells, Kent (d.27th May 1940) On the retreat at Dunkirk two brothers met, one Ken Beasley had been ordered to stay behind to help keep back the German advance. He gave his brother, Elan, a plant he had come across to take back to Tunbridge Wells to give to his father, who was a plantsman. Although Ken's date of birth shows him to be 19 he was actually 18. He didn't make it but his brother returned to England safely. A neighbour recalls that Ken was machine gunned by the Germans and run over by a tank. There are tributes to him in St. Mark's Parish Church, Tunbridge Wells. He is one of the unsung heroes of Dunkirk. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**