Name
George Victor Sharpe
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/03/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
85396
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
24th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Panel 90 to 93.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
All Saints Church Memorial, Leavesden, Not on the Watford memorials (*1)
Pre War
Son of Edward Thomas and Mary Ann (nee BEECH) SHARPE.
His parents married 1887 in the Flagg, Norfolk, district. Edward died 22 November 1952 in Northwood, Middx, aged 92.
George was born 23 March 1893 in Watford, and baptised 21 May 1893 at All Saints, Leavesden, Herts. He attended Callowland Board School, Watford, from 3 September 1900 to 20 September 1907.
On the 1901 Census, aged 8 he lived in Leavesden, with his parents and six siblings. On the 1911 Census, he is proving elusive.
Officially recorded as born in Watford and enlisted there.
Wartime Service
He attested at Watford 10 December 1915 for the Duration of the War: a clerk aged 22, C of E. He was mobilised 5 December 1916 and embarked Folkstone 26 March 1917.
He was reported missing 21 March 1918 and his death was accepted on that date. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals.
Additional Information
*1 G Sharp appears on the St Mary's Church, Memorial, Watford and a G W Sharpe appears on the St Andrews Church Watford memorials. There appear to be three candidates: George Sharp (201196), (85396) George Victor Sharpe and (203355) George William Sharp. All have a direct connection to Watford and could be on a memorial there. Until further evidence comes to light, we have chosen the following for the reasons given. We believe that the first man named is on the St Mary’s memorial, because of the lack of any middle initials and that (85396) George William Sharp is the on the St Andrew memorials because of the middle initial. The third man we have assumed is not listed on the Watford memorials (but has associations with Watford) this is because in his details for the period in the run up to 1914 he seems to more associated to Leavesden and we believe he is on the memorial there, of course there remains some uncertainty.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild, Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH online via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
