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Lance Corporal

George Garton

Service Number S/6755
Military Unit 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 01 Feb 1917 (38 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies George Garton worked as an underground pony driver at a local colliery (1911).
Family History

George Garton was the son of Harry Garton and Annie Augusta Watson who married at Nottingham in 1892. Their children included: George (b.1893), Cyril Henry (b.1895), Samuel (b.1898), Vincent (b.1900), Annie (b.1903), Tom (b.1906), John (b.1908). They lived at: 20 St Paul’s Street, Radford [C.1901]; 52 St Paul’s Street, Radford [C.1911]; Wharf Cottages, Wollaton Road, Radford [CWGC]. Harry Garton, who was employed as a carter at a local colliery, died aged 71, in 1934 when he was living at 124 Miall Street, Radford. His widow, Annie, died, aged 84, in 1950 when she was living at 14 Reydon Drive Whitemoor Estate, Nottingham In 1915 George Garton married Daisy Kimbley at Nottingham. After his death Daisy Garton married Wilfred Morris in 1920 at Nottingham

Military History

Garton enlisted at Nottingham; killed in action; as his body was not recovered his name was added to the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

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