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Name:

George Edward COWINGS

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

G E

Service No.:

23/1592

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

West Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Age at Death:

Unit:

22nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Scottish).

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Alnwick, Northumberland.

Place of Residence:

West Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

3 Gibson Terrace, West Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Civilian Employment:

How Died:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

Thursday 7th June 1917

Place of Death:

Arras, France.

Battle/Campaign:

Arras Sector attack on Greenland Hill sector trenches, 5th 9th June 1917.

Locally Commemorated:

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

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 15th June 1917. Blaydon Courier, page 8, 23rd June 1917.

Family Details:

Son of the late G and D. A. Cowings of 3 Gibson Terrace, West Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. One brother.

Notes :

George's brother also saw active service in France.

Sources Used:

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

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