Name
George William Ingle
14/02/1899
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/07/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
31055
King's Own Scottish Borderers
7th/8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BUZANCY MILITARY CEMETERY
III. E. 4.
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial, Christ Church (formerly Holy Trinity Church) Memorial, Waltham Cross, Recorded on the Scottish National War Memorial
Pre War
George William Ingle was born on 14th February 1899, in Upwell, Cambridgeshire, the birth was registered in Wisbech, Cambs. Son of Frederick Ingle a, Cattleman on a Farm and Harriett Ingle (nee Simons). One of eleven children.
He was Baptised in Upwell, Cambs, on the 30th April 1899.
1901 Census records George aged 2, living with his parents, four brothers and two sisters at, Exmoore House Farm Cottages, Bull Bridge Village, Upwell, Cambs. His Grandfather Isaac Ingle (80) was living with the family.
1911 Census records George aged 12, at school, living with his parents, five brothers and two sisters at, Mill Drove, Lot’s Bridge, Upwell, Cambs.
The family later moved to 14 South View Cottages, Park Lane, Cheshunt, Herts.
Wartime Service
George enlisted at Stratford, Middx, in the early part of 1915, posted to the 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment with the service number 10802. Later transferred to the Kings Own Scottish Borderers, with the service number 31055. He served with the 6th Battalion and the 7/8th Battalion, KOSB.
(On the 28th May 1916 while in Bethune, France, the 7th & 8th Battalions, were merged to form the 7th/8th Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Boarders).
George was Killed in Action on the 23rd July 1918. He is buried in the CWGC Buzancy Military Cemetery, France.
Additional Information
His effect of £4-17-6, pay owing and his war gratuity of £16-10-00, went to his father Frederick Ingle.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
