Name
George Patrick Doggett
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
17/07/1916
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
5364
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY
Plot II, Row B, Grave 10.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, Christ Church Memorial, Watford, North Watford Methodist Church Memorial, Watford, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Son of John and Mary Ann (nee CHAMBERS) DOGGETT of Watford.
His parents married 9 June 1894 at St Peter’s, Hammersmith, London. John died 24 January 1935 in Watford aged 83, and was buried 29 January in North Watford Cemetery; Mary died 1936 in Watford aged 83, and was buried 24 January, also in North watford Cemetery. [N.B. There is some confusion regarding the parents’ marriage: on the 1911 Census Mary states that they have been married 29 years; however, there is no trace of a marriage in England & Wales in the period 1881-3 between a John DOGGETT and a Mary Ann; there is only the marriage mentioned above.]
George was born 11 March 1895 in Watford, and baptised 29 May 1895 at St Andrew’s, Watford. He attended first Alexandra Infants’ School, Watford; then Alexandra School from 26 January 1903 to 28 July 1910. He resided in Watford.
He has an entry in the National Probate Calendar.
On the 1901 Census, aged 5 he lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, a platon hand for a general printer aged 15, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hertford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
There is a brief article about George in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 29 July 1916; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 21 July 1917, 20 July 1918 and 19 July 1919. Unfortunately, George’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
