George Henry Francis
George Francis worked as a coal miner in 1901 and as a colliery banksman (above ground) in 1911.
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George Henry Francis was the son of George Francis and Annie Beeson who married at Nottingham in 1868.
Among their children were: Herbert (b.1869), Jane Ann (b.1873), Frederick (b.1879) and George Henry (b.1881).
They lived at: 10 Hutchinson Street, Nottingham [C.1871]; Union Terrace, St Ann’s [C.1881]; 6 Radford Grove Lane, Radford [C.1901]; 15 Baron Street, Radford [C.1911].
George Francis, who was a lace draughtsman, died at Nottingham, aged 61, in 1910. His widow, Ann, died at Nottingham, aged 70, in 1921.
Private George Henry Francis enlisted at Nottingham he served with the 17th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he died of wounds on 1st August 1917 he is buried at
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Reference: XVII A 6
His birth was registered J/A/S/1881 so he may have been 36 when killed.
George Henry Francis
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle