Name
George James Seabrook
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
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Biography
George Seabrook was born on 4th November 1886 at Burnt Oak. He was one of fifteen children (seven sons and eight daughters) born to John Seabrook and his two wives. George’s brother Thomas also served in the War. At the time of the 1891 Census the family lived at St Albans Yard, High Street, Edgware, where John worked as a Greengrocer. The family were listed at this address in the 1901 and 1911 Census, but by 1911George had left the family home. He had married Beatrice Owen on 15th April 1911 at Abbots Langley. The couple had their first child, a daughter, on 5th August 1912.
George enlisted on 12th August 1914 and attested the next day at Mill Hill into the 8th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, and at the time he noted his occupation as Greengrocer. The Abbots Langley Parish Magazine Roll of Honour recorded George for the first time in October 1914, serving with the Middlesex Regiment. On 15th October 1914 George was posted to the 5th Middlesex, and on 5th January 1915 his wife gave birth to a son.
On 9th February 1915 George was posted to the 2nd Middlesex. The 2nd Battalion had landed at Le Harve on 7th November 1914, however George’s Pension Record indicated that he had remained in the UK throughout his period of service. Despite this he remained with the 2nd Middlesex until 28th June 1916 when he was transferred back to the 5th Middlesex, which at the time was based at Chatham. On 28th December 1916 he was reported Absent for eight days, and on 5th February 1917 he was transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment.
George appeared before a Medical Board on 23rd March 1917, and on 13th April 1917 was discharged being “No longer fit for War Service”. On 4th April he was awarded a Pension of 22 shillings for a period of 26 weeks, and his Pension Record indicated that a War Badge and Certificate was sent to him at 29 Greatham Road, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey.
George Seabrook survived the War, however his brother Thomas died at Salonika in 1915, suffering from dysentery. His brothers-in-law Walter Owen was killed in action on the Somme on 15th September 1916, and John Owen died from illness in France in June 1916. His third brother-in-law, Bertie Owen survived the War.
Additional Information
Formerly 2nd & 5th Battalions Middlesex Regiment. Discharged.
Acknowledgments
Roger Yapp - www.backtothefront.org
