George Pincott
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 35553
Parents: William and Rosina Pincott (Nee Tiley)
Marital status: Single
Home address: The Dingle, Winterbourne Down
Pre-war occupation: Unknown
Date of birth: 1898
Place of birth: Winterbourne Down, Bristol
Date of death: 18/03/1919
Buried/Commemorated at: Baku British Military cemetery (Previously Russian Federation, now Azerbaijan)
Age: 21
Further information:
George was the fifth son of William (Died 1911) and Rosina’s ten children. His siblings being Florrie, Sarah Ann, Caroline, Charles, John, Thomas, Mary, Bill and Frederick. George was born in October 1897 (Baptised 30.10.1897 All Saints Church Winterbourne Down).
George is commemorated on the Baku Memorial (Azerbaijan), the Winterbourne Down All Saints Church memorial and the Whiteshill Common Memorial (Hambrook).
The 9th Battalion Worcester Regiment was raised in August 1914 as part of Kitchener’s New Army and saw service in the Gallipoli and Mesopotamia campaigns. George probably joined the Battalion in 1917 or 1918 whilst they were serving in Mesopotamia.
In 1918, the British sent a small force to defend Azerbaijan from an Otterman invasion, following the decline of the Russian army after the revolution. This was called the "Dunsterforce", and this included soldiers from the 9th Btn Worcestershire Regiment.
George’s brother-in-law George Ernest Lloyd (married to his sister Caroline) was killed in France in November 1916 and is also commemorated on the Winterbourne Down All Saints Church memorial and the Whiteshill Common Memorial (Hambrook)
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Family members Susan Alsop and Esme Grey and Volunteer Researcher John Davis.