BORN HULL 1895. YOUNGEST CHILD OF WALLACE POUNDER (1851-1931) & THE LATE, EMMA ANN HORSFIELD, AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND FOUR MARRIED SISTERS. A BOILER MAKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 18/12/1915, AGED 20 YEARS AND SIX MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8.5 INCH ES TALL, 36.5 INCH CHEST, 137 LBS WEIGHT, AND “GOOD” PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. JOINED THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. TRAINED AT CHATHAM. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 09/04/1917. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/10/1917, AGED 21. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, WALLACE. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL.
| Name | George Pounder |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1895. Son of Wallace and Emma Pounder, of 3, Nero Terrace, Arundel St., Holderness Rd., Hull. |
| Death Date | 12 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 203106 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | 64Th Field Coy., R.E. |
First name:
GEORGE
Regiment:
Military Number:
203106
Rank:
Sapper
Date Died
12/10/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
21
3 NERO TERRACE, ARUNDLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
