BORN WORKINGTON, CUMBERLAND 1898. YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE JEFFERSON (1851-1934) & ELIZABETH McDOWELL (1858-1933), OF 6, NERO TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF AN IRON WORKER. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 1455, 13TH EYR. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. TRANSFERRED AS CORPORAL TO THE 6TH DORSET REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/06/1918, AGED 20.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 29/09/1917. HIS PENSION WENT TO HIS PARENTS AND THEN SISTER, MRS CHRISTINA McCLEAREY.
BURIED AT ACHEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, SOMME, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “EVER IN THOUGHT. FROM FATHER & FAMILY”.
| Name | George Jefferson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Workington, Cumberland |
| Death Date | 8 Jun 1918 |
| Death Place | ACHEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, SOMME, FRANCE |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Rank | A Corporal |
| Regiment | Dorsetshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 23437 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 1455, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
First name:
GEORGE
Regiment:
Military Number:
23437
Rank:
Acting Corporal
Date Died
08/06/1918
Place died:
Acheux British Cemetery, Somme, France
Age:
20
6, NERO TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
