Name
George Flitney
29th March 1881
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sergeant
37775
Norfolk Regiment
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Not yet known
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
NA
Pre War
Born in 29/3/1881 in Lemsford and enlisted on 1st May 1899 for 6 years and was serving in the 4th Beds regiment until 1906.
At various times he had the service numbers 4/7246, 63715 and 37775.
He was probably a reservist and called back when war was declared.
Wartime Service
He went overseas as Private arriving in France on 11 November 1914.
Additional Information
After the war it was recorded that he had served in the, Suffolks, 1st and 2nd Bedfords (4/7246), Royal Defence Corps (63715), Norfolk (37775) and lived at Park Gate Lodge, Lemsford, Hatfield, Herts. and received a war pension of 6s a week from 13th February 1919 until 17 February 1920, which may be when he died.
Acknowledgments
Andy Chapman & www.lemsfordww1.co.uk
