Corporal Harry Churchill Beet V.C
1ST Battalion Derbyshire Regiment
- Born 1 April 1873, Bingham
- Died 10 January 1946
- Buried in Vancouver Veterans Cemetery, Canada
- Gazetted 12 February 1901
At Wakkerstroom, on the 22nd April 1900, No. 2 Mounted Infantry Company, 1st Battalion Derbyshire Regiment, with two squadrons, Imperial Yeomanry, had to retire from near a farm, under a ridge held by Boers.
Corporal Burnett, Imperial Yeomanry, was left on the ground wounded, and Corporal Beet, upon seeing him, remained behind, placing him under cover and binding his wounds.
By firing, he prevented the Boers from coming down to the farm until dark, when Doctor Wilson, Imperial Yeomanry, came to the wounded man's assistance.
The retirement was carried out under a very heavy fire, and Corporal Beet was exposed to fire during the whole afternoon.
