BORN HULL 1896. SECOND SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH WILSON, OF 10 COOKS PLACE, HODGSON STREET (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE WORKED IN THE OIL MILLS WITH HIS FATHER AND BROTHERS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 24956, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 10TH YORK & LANCS BTTALION. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/04/1917, AGED 20. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, FRANCE.
HE MARRIED EVA DUFFIE, AT HULL, IN 1912. HIS WIFE EVA RHODDA WILSON AND SON JAMES, (BORN IN 1913), LIVED AT 1 THOMAS PLACE, WAVERLEY STREET, HULL.(WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SHE REMARRIED TO BECOME EVA MARSTON.
| Name | George Henry Wilson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1896 |
| Death Date | 21 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Battalion | 10th (Service) Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 38277 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 24956, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
First name:
GEORGE HENRY
Military Number:
38277
Rank:
Private
Date Died
21/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
20
