George Henry England
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 40745
Parents: Aaron and Georgiana (Nee Harding) England
Marital status: Single
Home address: Soundwell Road (next to the Post Office), Staple Hill, Bristol (the family always lived in the Soundwell/Staple Hill area)
Pre-war occupation: Boot Maker
Date of birth: 1891
Date of death: 19/07/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Belgium
Age: 25
Further information:
George was born in 1891 (3rd Quarter) in Soundwell, Bristol.
George served with the 1st/5th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and was Killed in Action on 19/07/1917.
George England is commemorated on the Downend Christ Church Memorial and the Staple Hill Page Park Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.