Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrer, of 330, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly a clerk at Bromley Cross Station for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. His brother Joseph served in Egypt.
Tyrer, George William –
Personal details
- Surname: Tyrer
- Forename: George William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bromley Cross, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 16th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: 2nd Siege Battery.
- Service number: 166267
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: February 6th, 1916 - 1916-02-06
- Enlistment location: Eagley, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Christ Church (Walmsley) C.E. Church Memorial - Turton
- CWGC Memorial: Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: XI. A. 19.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/11/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e* S22*
- Bolton Chronicle: 09/11/1917 16/11/1917