Name
George William English
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/04/1915
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
21464
Canadian Infantry
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin War Memorial, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour, Hitchin
Pre War
Son of the Rev. William Henry and Helen Annie English, of Paynton, Saskatchewan. He was born on the 23rd March 1896 in Hitchin. Before enlisting he was a bank clerk.
He enlisted in Vancouver aged 19. His enlistment papers confirm that he was 5’ 10” with a fair complexion with blue eyes and light coloured hair.
Wartime Service
Acknowledgments
David C Baines, Jonty Wild