Name
George Hanscombe
20 March 1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/09/1917
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
30040
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
5th Bn
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA
121
Greece
Headstone Inscription
FOR EVER WITH THE LORD
UK & Other Memorials
Baldock Town Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Church Memorial, Baldock
Pre War
George Handscombe was born on 20 March 1895 in Baldock, Herts, the son of Caleb and Mary Handscombe, and was baptised on 28 April 1895 at Baldock. He was one of four children, although one died in infancy.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at Clark's Lane, Baldock, where his father was working as a journeyman baker. They had moved to High Street, Baldock by 1911, at which time George was working as a baker's roundsman.
His parents later lived at 48 High Street, Baldock, Herts.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hitchin, Herts and he is said to have initially joined the Hampshire Regiment, reg. no. 27094.
He was transferred to the 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and died (probably from illness) on 29 September 1917 at the 49th or 68th General Hospital in Salonika, aged 22. He is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece.
Additional Information
His parents jointly received a war gratuity of £4 10s and pay owing of £11 15s 8d.
No pension appears to have been paid.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Adrian Pitts, Paul Johnson,
