Name
Edward Arthur George
1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
22/05/1918
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Serjeant
50120
North Staffordshire Regiment
9th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN
Q. III. N. 11.
France
Headstone Inscription
SLEEP ON DEAR TED UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
UK & Other Memorials
John Dickinson & Co Memorial, Home Park Mill, Kings Langley,
Chipperfield Village Memorial,
St Paul's Church Memorial, Chipperfield
Pre War
Edward Arthur George was born in 1894, in Chipperfield, Herts, Son of Arthur George (1867-1937) and Elizabeth George (1870-1910) (nee Timberlake). One of five children, Ethel (B 1892), Bertha (B 1898), Hilda (B 1906) & William (B 1910).
He was baptised in the Parish Church, Chipperfield, Herts on 1 April 1894.
1901 Census records Edward aged 7, living with his parents, and three siblings in, Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, Herts. His mother Elizabeth died in 1910, aged 42.
1911 Census records Edward aged 17, working as a Domestic Groom, living with his widower father and two sisters in, Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, Herts.
It is believed Edward emigrated to Canada in March 1912, returning in December 1914 to serve his Country.
Wartime Service
Edward enlisted in November 1915, at Watford, Herts, for the duration of the war. Posted to the Royal Engineers at Chatham, Kent, with the service number 141686, he was promoted to Lance Corporal in April 1916 and Corporal in August 1916. Serving in the UK until September 1917, when he Embarked at Folkstone on 9 September 1917, Disembarking at Boulogne, France the same day, with the Royal Engineers.
In October 1917, he was transferred to the 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment with the new service number 50120. In January 1918, Edward was promoted to Serjeant.
He was wounded by a gas shell explosion and taken to the Field Hospital on 12 May 1918, and on to Rouen General Hospital on 13 May 1918, where he died of his wounds on 22 May 1918.
He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Grave Ref; Q. III.N. II.
Additional Information
His father, Mr, A. George, 2 Alexander Rd, Chipperfield, Nr Kings Langley, Herts., ordered his headstone inscription: “SLEEP ON DEAR TED UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY”.
The value of his effects were £16-2s-1d, Pay Owing and £14-10s-0d, War Gratuity which went to his father Arthur George.
It is believed this is the E. George on the John Dickinson & Co, Home Park Mill Memorial.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
