Corporal George Harry Graves 42448

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Name:  Corporal George Harry Graves 42448


Date of Birth:  December 1888


Address:  1, Albion Street, Anstey


Parents Names:  John Graves (Shoe Riveter) and Emma


Occupation before the war:  Shoe Clicker


Siblings Names:  Lois b1885  |  Emma b1886  |  Harold b1894  |  Sarah Ann b1897  |

Elizabeth Beatrice b1898  |  Jack b1900  |  Clarice Vera b1901


Date Died:   20.7.1918


Age:  33


Place of Death:   France


Place of Burial/Memorial:  Soissons Mem., Aisne, France


Cause of death:   Killed in action


Regiment:

1/8 Battalion

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)


Medals:

 


Any other information (e.g. Service Record/ appearance etc)

  • Enlisted in Lincoln
  • Left his effects to his widow Charlotte