Fawcett, George Ernest –

Husband of Mrs. Fawcett, of 33, Folds Road, Stoneclough, Ringley, Lancashire. Formerly schoolmaster of St. Saviour’s Day School, Ringley. Enlisted November 1915, “Group System”. Killed instantly by a shell burst.

Personal details

  • Surname: Fawcett
  • Forename: George Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
  • Place of residence: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 4th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 34870
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: June 9th, 1916 - 1916-06-09
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 54 to 60 and 163A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/11/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 26/10/1917 30/11/1917 28/12/1917

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