Name
George Henry Seabrook
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/06/1916
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
17803
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CERISY-GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY
Plot II, Row M, Grave 25.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford,
Not on the Croxley Green memorials
Pre War
George was the son of Jane (nee Horwood) of Watford, and Charles Edward Seabrook. His parents married on 4 August 1888 at Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green, Herts.
His parents married 4 August 1888 at Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green, Herts. Jane died 1935 in St Pancras, London, aged 66, and was buried 5 December in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Charles died 1942 in Watford aged 74, and was buried 2 April, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
George was born on 13 February 1893 in Croxley Green, Herts (address unknown), and baptised there on 2 April 1893.
On the 1901 Census, aged 8 he lived in Watford (White Lion Stables, St Albans Road), with his parents and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, a mill hand aged 18, he still lived in Watford (7 Souldern Street), with his parents and three siblings.
There is an article about George in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 8 July 1916 (including a death announcement); as well as In Memoriams in the issues dated 23 June 1917 and 28 June 1919.
Recorded as enlisting in Watford.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Medals, his qualifying date being 9 June 1915.
In 1916 the 2nd Bedfordshires were part of the 89th Brigade, 30th Division. In June they were in the front line at Maricourt, at the Somme and on 25th, the day of George’s death, their trenches were bombarded all day resulting in one soldier killed and two wounded. George was the former.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, George’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is an article about and a Death announcement for George in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 8 July 1916; plus In Memoriams in the issu
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk), Brian Thomson
