George Henry Talbot
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George Henry Talbot was born in 1896 at North Muskham and was the son of Fred a chemical works labourer and Kate Talbot née Moore of Crab Lane North Muskham Newark. His father Fred was born in 1868 at North Collingham and his mother Kate Moore was born in 1869 at Southwell, they were married on 6th June 1892 at North Muskham and went on to have 12 children sadly 1 died in infancy or early childhood, their surviving children were all born in North Muskham and were, Mabel b1893, Margaret b1894, George Henry b1896, John b1897, Fred b1901, Frank b1901, Arthur b1903, Annie b1905, Kate b1907, Henry b1908 and Alfred b1910. In the 1911 census the family are living at North Muskham village and are shown as Fred 43 yrs a chemical works labourer, he is living with his wife Kate 42yrs and their children, Fred10 yrs a scholar, Arthur 8 yrs a scholar, Annie 6 yrs a scholar, Kate 4 yrs, Henry 2 yrs and Alfred 8 months of age. in the same 1911 census George Henry has left the family home, he is living at Holme near Newark, he is shown as being single 15 yrs of age and a farm servant, he is living with Thomas 58 yrs a farmer of Holme.
Private George Henry Talbot enlisted on 30th October 1914 at Newark, he gave his age as 19 yrs and 1 month. He was posted to the 1/8th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment and embarked from Southampton on 18th August 1915 disembarking at Rouen the following day. He was wounded in action on 5th July 1916 and was killed by a shell hitting a field hospital where he was being treated for a minor wound, he died at the 43rd Casualty Clearing Station and is buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas de Calais, France.
Article published 19th July 1916 in the Newark Advertiser :- Son of Fred & Kate Talbot of Crab Lane, North Muskham. Before joining the army he had been in the employ of Mr Grammar of Langford, working on the farm. Had been with the regiment about a year. Died in the 43rd Casualty Clearing Station from the effects of a shell wound in the head. He was in a small hospital with some quite simple ailment, but unfortunately the hospital was hit by an enemy shell, and it happened that he was lying close to where it dropped. He lived only a short time. The first from North Muskham to be killed in the war.
