George Sisterson

Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial

Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Bombardier

Parents: Thomas and May Sisterson

Home address: 31 Morpeth Avenue, South Shields, County Durham

Pre-war occupation: Clerk and Typist

Date of birth: 12/03/1915

Place of birth: South Shields, County Durham

Date of death: 05/08/1942

Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury

Age: 27

Further information:

George was born and raised in South Shields, County Durham. In 1939 he was living with his widowed mother and an older brother Reginald who was a garage proprietor.

George was killed in action and died at sea but the circumstances around his death are not recorded.

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/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/