BORN KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK 1887. KNOWN AS ‘BERT’. ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM & ANNIE BLANCHE WELBURN, OF 20, MOXON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A FORMER SOLDIER.
ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 14/08/1914. SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED ON 06/04/1917, AGED 29.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 03/05/1917.
HE IS BURIED AT BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “DEARLY LOVED AND DEEPLY MOURNED FROM THE FAMILY”.
| Name | George Welburn |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | King’s Lynn, Norfolk, 1887. Son of William and Annie Blanche Welburn. |
| Death Date | 6 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Rank | Acting Bombardier |
| Regiment | Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery |
| Regimental Number | 45530 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GEORGE HERBERT (BERT)
Military Number:
45530
Rank:
Acting Bombardier
Date Died
06/04/1917
Place died:
BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
29
20, MOXON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
