George Lever Diplock
Memorial: Hawkesbury Upton
Regiment: Royal Hampshire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private 5510193
Parents: Charlotte and Lever Diplock
Home address: The Cat Cottage, King Lane, Horton
Pre-war occupation: Grocer’s shop porter
Date of birth: 08/08/1912
Place of birth: Eastbourne
Date of death: 17/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery (Ref 4. G. 10.), Algiers
Age: 32
Further information:
He was the youngest of his siblings and had 2 bothers and 5 sisters. He lived with his married sister Lottie Emily Masters initially in Eastbourne and then in Horton.
George served with the 8th Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment. George died in Algiers at a time when there was no active combat taking place in North Africa and only holding troops were in place. Therefore, the cause of George’s death cannot be established.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/