BORN HALIFAX 1881. HE MARRIED IN HALIFAX IN 1907. HIS WIFE ANNIE RUSHWORTH LIVED AT 32 , MARVEL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). EMPLOYED AS A HULL DOCKER.
HE ENLISTED AT HALIFAX. HE SERVED WITH THE 8TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 16/08/1917, AGED 36. BURIED IN BELGIUM.
HIS WIFE HAD DIED ON 19/03/1917. HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO MRS W.H. BLASHILL, THE GUARDIAN OF THEIR FOUR CHILDREN (MAY, AMY, GEORGE AND EVA), AT 44, MARVEL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 29/09/1917.
First name:
GEORGE
Military Number:
31394
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/08/1917
Place died:
Poelcapelle British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
36
44, MARVEL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
