Name
George Haggar
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
27/07/1916
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
19448
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier/Face 2C
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial, St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town, Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town, St Mary's Church Memorial, Wallington
Pre War
George was the son of Charles & Hannah Haggar of Wallington, Baldock, Hertfordshire. He later moved to Stevenage.
Wartime Service
He was posted to France on the 3rd November 1915 and was killed in the attack on Longueval during the Battle of the Somme. The battalion suffered heavy casualties from gas shelling during the advance to the forward positions and again at the assembly line. There was considerable action in the area and a German artillery barrage brought down a “hurricane” of fire on the men of “B” & “D” Companies, who each lost over 50% of their men. George has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Theipval Memorial, France.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
