George Henry Peat
Service number
2773350
Military unit
2nd Bn Grenadier Guards
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
27 May 1916
Date of death
01 Jun 1940 (24 years old)
Place of birth
2 Portland Street, Mansfield Woodhouse.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
Son of William and Florence (Flora) Peat of Mansfield Woodhouse. In 1921 the family was living at 2 Portland Road, Mansfield Woodhouse.
Siblings: Edith (1910), Margaret (1912), Winifred (1914), Dorothy (1919) and William (1920).
George Henry was baptised at St Edmunds Church on 28th June 1916.
Married Elizabeth Cope in 1938 and they had a daughter Veronica, born in 1939
Military history
George died during the evacuation of Dunkirk. His name was included on missing soldiers circulated around prisoner of war camps in the aftermath of the evacuation to see if he had been captured.
Extra information
Remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial col 32.
Photographs
No photos