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Name:

George R MILBURN

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Chief Engineer

Initials:

G R

Service No.:

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

North Shields, Northumberland.

Age at Death:

Unit:

Mercantile Marine.

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Place of Residence:

Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Home Address:

24 Park Avenue, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Previous Address:

Old Village, Ryton on Tyne, Co Durham.

Civilian Employment:

Fitter. Later qualified as an engineer.

How Died:

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

Battle/Campaign:

Locally Commemorated:

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

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

George's mother, Ellen McCauley, was a grocer in Ryton in 1891. A sister, Mary J Milburn, worked as a telegraph clerk, and a half brother, Henry L McCauley, also lived in the house, aged 4. The house was owned by George's grandmother, Mary Robson, who was 77 in 1891. By 1901 the family had moved to 24 Park Avenue, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Notes :

No further information available.

Sources Used:

1891 and 1901 Censuses.

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