Carey, George –

Son of James and Elizabeth Carey, of 3, Apple Terrace, Horace Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Brownlow Fold Council School. Enlisted 1914. Formerly Private 3218, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded in the ear by a rifle grenade 20/06/1915. Five brothers served in France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Carey
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 20th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 17th (2nd City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 43137
  • Regiment: Manchester Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: I. H. 2.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/06/1915 25/08/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6b

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