Name
George H Scott
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
20/09/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Rifleman
373493
London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
2nd/8th (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 54.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Hitchin memorials
Pre War
Son if the late Mr and Mrs William Scott.
He was a choir boy of St John's Church and was page to the Rev. Claude Lewis of Queen Street a former curate of Hitchin Parish Church.
His eldest brother William was killed in the South African (Boer) War at the relief of Ladysmith. Another brother Arthur had been the landlord of the Sir John Barleycorn PH.
George and his two brothers were brought up by Mrs Logsdon (their aunt) and her husband ex-Colour Sergeant Tom Logsdon was George's aunt.
Recorded as "formerly of Hitchin".
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild
