George Edward Blount

The 7th bn was a territorial regiment. On the 14th January 1940 they were part of the 5th Infantry Brigade and landed at Le Harve. After the invasion of Belgium by the Germans they were sent to Belgium but were forced to retreat back to France. Until the 29th May they were involved in heavy combat until on the 30th they were at Dunkirk for the evacuation.

Worcestershireregiment.com : War Diary
10/5/1940: Rumegiers, 03.30 hrs German airplanes flew over for the first time. 15.00 hrs Recce party left for Marais De La Louviere. 17.00 hrs wire of a frontier bridge cut.
11/5/1940: 00.30 hrs bn formed up ready to start advancing to staging area. 28 officers and nearly 700 men strong. 00.45 hrs leading troops crossed start line. Bn marches to Marais De La Louviere. They arrive at 06.00 hrs went to billetting area.
12/5/1940: 09.00 hrs bn embussed and proceeded to Genval. 17.00 hrs arrived at Genval.
13/4-14/4/1940 at Genval digging in.
15/4/1940: suffered first casualty
16/5/1940: some heavy shelling, no casualties. Ordered to withdraw to Foret De Soignes.
17/5/1940: Forest D Soignes. Bn withdrew behind Brussels Canal, crossing canal at Loth. Air raid on Loth. Embussed to Grammont, billetted at Monastery.
18/5/1940: 04.30 hrs marched to Lessines, took up position on west bank of river Dendre. In evening orders were received to withdraw behind river Escaut at Tournai.
19/5/1940: billetted at Tournai.
20/5/1940: Commanding Officer and party went to Galonne to Recce position held by Warwicks, with view to relieving them. The party was shelled severely. Bn ordered to move to Guignes, transport heavily shelled but managed to get away with few casualties.
21/5/1940: 'C' & 'D' Coys moved beyond Guignes to Wez-Velvain and come under command of 144th Infantry Bde. The remainder of Bn moved up to Wez-Valvain. Bivouaced during night and while there came under heavy shelling, losing several men.
22/5/194: Bruyelle. Enemy shelled position at intervals during the day and some sniping along canal side. One platoon commanded by 2nd Lieut D H Lunt cornered in a gully were heavily knocked about by enemy mortar fire and being unable to retire as their rear was covered by enemy machine guns. They remained there all day and managed to get back at night. There were several casualties including Lieut D H Lunt who was badly wounded.

From 23/5/1940 the Battalion retreated towards the coast, reaching Dunkirk 29th/30th of May with the final member of the surviving men being evacuated on the 2nd of June.

The 7th bn lost over 70 men in May 1940 including Lt D H Lunt who died of his wounds.

George was baptised at St Edmund's on the 28th July 1920.