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Name:

George IRWIN

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

Service No.:

21/264

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Age at Death:

Unit:

23rd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Scottish).

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

Place of Residence:

Winlaton, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

2 Caledonia Street, Winlaton, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Dyke Heads, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Civilian Employment:

How Died:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

Thursday 21st March 1918

Place of Death:

Battle/Campaign:

Battles of the Somme, France, 1918. Battle of St Quentin, 21st 23rd March 1918.

Locally Commemorated:

Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

UK Commemorated:

Winlaton War Memorial, St Pauls Church, Winlaton, Co Durham.

Overseas Commemorated:

Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Reference Bay 2 - 3

Buried:

No known grave.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

Parents address: Dyke Heads, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. Georges brother, William, was killed in action in September 1916 whilst serving with the 1st/4th Northumberland Fusiliers.

Notes :

Sources Used:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Soldiers Died in the Great War.

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