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George Henry Francis

Service Number 31351
Military Unit 17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 01 Aug 1917 (35 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies George Francis worked as a coal miner in 1901 and as a colliery banksman (above ground) in 1911.
Family History

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.

Military History

Francis enlisted at Nottingham and died of wounds. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Reference: XVII A 6

Extra Information

His birth was registered J/A/S/1881 so he may have been 36 when killed.

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