BORN HULL 1897. ENLISTED HULL. HDM SEPT. 1916. SON OF GEORGE THOMAS & BETSY ANN BURTON OF 12 OAKLAND VILLA, MARSHALL STREET, HULL.
BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED FOR FIELD & CO, HULL MARKET PLACE.
HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS A CYCLIST WITH THE 5TH EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/08/1916, AGED 19.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 1916, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. *
First name:
GEORGE EDWARD
Military Number:
1265
Rank:
Private
Date Died
18/08/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
19
