Name
George William Salt
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
18/04/1917
34
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sapper
242710
Royal Engineers
482nd Field Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HITCHIN CEMETERY
NE. CXXIX B..
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
He was born in Hitchin, enlisted in Chatham in Kent and resided in Luton.
Wartime Service
He served in the 482nd Field Company and his Service Number was 242710.
The circumstances of his death are not known, but he was buried in Hitchin Cemetery in Grave 129, North East Extension.
Additional Information
The grave could not be found during a visit to the cemetery in the 1990s.
George's headstone (not CWGC) reads:
IN WVER LOVING MEMORY OF
SAPPER GEORGE WILLIAM SALE (ROYAL ENGINEERS)
WHO DIED APRIL 18TH 1917 AGED 34 YEARS
SAPPER GEORGE WILLIAM SALE (ROYAL ENGINEERS)
WHO DIED APRIL 18TH 1917 AGED 34 YEARS
Acknowledgments
David C Baines, Jonty Wild
