Bagshaw, George –

Son of the late John and Eliza Bagshaw, of Carlton, Nottinghamshire; husband of Florence Bagshaw (nee Gilbert), of 23, Blantyre Avenue, Walkden, Lancashire. A Telegraphist for the Post Office at Glasgow. Captured prisoner of war. Died at the Reserve Hospital in Verdun from exposure.

Personal details

  • Surname: Bagshaw
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Carlton, Nottinghamshire
  • Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 29th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 9181
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: February 24th, 1904 - 1904-02-24
  • Enlistment location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany
  • CWGC reference: III. G. 2.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/12/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 10/08/1917 23/11/1917 28/12/1917

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