Name
George Frederick Tillett
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WHEATHAMPSTEAD (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Wheathampstead Village Memorial
Pre War
Frederick George was born in Battersea, London (baptised 9 Jul 1880) to George Tillett, a jeweller, and Angelina (nee Tillett). On the 1881 Census his parents with Frederick were living at Spencer Street, Battersea. On the 1891 Census Frederick was living at 4 Carlisle Street, Westminster with his parents, Ernest (born 1882), Herbert (born 1882), Frank (born 1886) and Aunt, Alice Tillett. On the 1901 Frederick George, a working jeweller, was living with his parents, at Red lion Street, Holborn with Ernest, cutlery apprentice, Herbert, Frank, insurance clerk, Jack E (born 1892) and Harry S (born 1895). Alice Tillett was listed as a visitor.
Frederick George married Alice Meads on 15 Jul 1903. There would be children, Frederick Arthur born 12 Jun 1905), Elsie May, born 5 Jun 1909 and Kathleen Edith, born 5 Jun 1913. On the 1911 Census they were living at 326, Grays Inn Road St Pancras, Frederick was listed as an insurance agent.
Frederick’s father George, was listed as a Jewellery designer ,on the 1911 Census and living at Granville Square, Clerkenwell, with his wife Angelina, also with Ernest Arthur (Shop assistant at a Cutler, Frank Albert (Clerk Italian warehouse), Jack Edward (Clerk at Publisher) together with Alice and Ann Tillett (aunts).
Wartime Service
George Frederick attested on 16 Sep 1914 at Handel Street, London, he gave his home address as 95, Cromer Street, Grays Inn Road, London, his occupation as milkman and declared previous service with 1st (City of London) Volunteer Brigade Royal Fusiliers. He was embodied as Private 3119 in 1st (City of London) Battalion Royal Fusiliers as Territorial Force formation and went with them to Malta arriving at Valetta on 29 Jan 1915. The battalion returned to UK arriving at Avonmouth, Bristol on 21 Feb 1915. He went France on 9 Mar 1915 landing at Le Havre on 10 Mar 1915 with his Battalion. He was admitted to 25 Field Ambulance, Sailly on 9 Apr diagnosed with Tuberculosis and was passed through 6 Casualty Clearing Station to 10 Stationary Hospital Rouen and evacuated to UK by Hospital Ship ‘St David’ on 16 April 1915. He was treated at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool from 17 April to 15 Jun 1915. He was transferred to 4th Battalion on 30 Jun 1915 and Medically Discharged on 16 Jul 1915. He received a pension of 25 shillings per week and his Silver War Badge number 15831. He lived at The Cottages, Bury Farm, Wheathampstead.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
