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George Binnie Greig

Service Number 26867
Military Unit 2nd Bn The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 12 Apr 1917 (32 Years Old)
Place of Birth Larbert Stirlingshire Scotland
Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a clerk at the Co-Op grocers.
Family History

George Binnie Greig was born in 1885 was the son of James and Elizabeth Greig née Dick of Falkirk. James was born in 1851 Glasgow Elizabeth Dick was born in 1851 at Larbert, married on 26th June 1874 at Blackmill Parish Church, Labert, they had 7 children. He married Mary Emma Bowker (born 13th March 1879 Brierfield Lancashire,) in 1909 at Burnley and was the father of Archie born January 1911, Ivan (December 1912) and Gladys (July 1914) In 1911 they lived at 46 Northwood Street Stapleford Nottinghamshire he was 26 yrs and a clerk at Coop Grocers, Mary Emma later lived at 115 Smith Street Nelson Lancashire and was awarded a pension of 26 shillings and 3 pence a week which commenced on 22nd October 1917

Military History

He enlisted at Beeston Nottingham He formerly served as 32050 Lincolnshire Regiment and 52315 Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). Buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas de Calais, France.

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