Name
George Hine Adcock
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
09/11/1918
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
265500
Bedfordshire Regiment
3rd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star (with Clasp & Roses), British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
FELIXSTOWE NEW CEMETERY
J. 26.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
PEACE PERFECT PEACE
UK & Other Memorials
Not listed on the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford, Not on the Flamstead memorials, Not on the Wheathampstead memorials
Pre War
George Hine was born in 1895 in Nomansland, Wheathampstead to Frederick James Adcock, a disinfectant manufacturer, and Hannah, known as Annie, (nee Lester).
On the 1901 Census George was living at Nomansland, Wheathampstead with his parents, elder brothers James F Lester (born 1885), and Frank (born 1887), together with sisters Edith (born 1882), Marian (born 1883), Winifred (born 1888) Elizabeth (born 1890) and Margaret (born 1892). On the 1911 Census the family consisting of parents, Frank (employed as Mechanical Draughtsman), George (at school), and sisters Elizabeth and Margaret were living at Bonners Farm, Flamstead where father Frederick was a manager manufacturing Carbolic powder (used in cleaning stables). His parents later lived at 61, Springfield Rd., New Southgate, London
Wartime Service
George attested for the 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment on Aug 1914 as Private 2535 (he would be renumbered as 265500 in 1917 under Territorial Force reforms) and went with them on 5 Nov 1914 for France, leaving from Southampton and joining 4th (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Division near Ypres.
George was admitted to 5 Field Ambulance on 4 Apr 1915 and after time in the casualty chain was evacuated to UK from 3 Gen Hospital, Le Treport. On 17 Mar 1917 he returned to France though 17 Infantry Base Depot and joined the Herts Regiment at C Camp in the Ypres Sector in a draft of 27 Other Ranks. He reported sick on 10 Jul 1917 after treatment at 18 General Hospital, Camiers he returned to duty via 17 IBD on 19 Aug 1917 in a draft of 25 Other Ranks during the Battle of Langemarck (3rd Ypres). George was appointed Lance Corporal on 7 Oct 1917 and corporal on 15 Mar 1918.
The Germans launched their Spring Offensives in early 1918 and during the Battle of Rosieres on 30 Mar 1918 when the German advance enfiladed the Herts position George received Gunshot Wounds to his arm and abdomen and was evacuated through 134 Field Ambulance & 10 General Hospital, Rouen to UK on 2 Apr 1918. After recovery he was posted to Ampthill Command Depot on 14 Jun 1918 before being posted to 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment at Landguard, Felixstowe. George was admitted to Herman de Sterne hospital on 26 Oct 1918 diagnosed with Pneumonia and died on 9 Nov 1918.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £21 and arrears of £11 3s 5d was paid to his mother. Brother James served in Army Service Corps from July 1917 and died of Pneumonia in Chislehurst V.A.D Hospital on 3 Jul 1918.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, Simon Goodwin, Gareth Hughes
