Lance Sergeant.
George Henry McStraw
Military Details
Service Number: 22/1118
Regiment & Unit / Ship
4th Tyneside Irish 27th Service Northumberland Fusiliers
Enlisted
21 December 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
21 December 1914
Place of Enlistment
Cleator Moor
Residence at Enlistment
130 Bowthorn Road , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
4th Tyneside Irish 27th Service
Service Number at Enlistment
22/1118
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1893
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
R.C.
Address
130 Bowthorn Road , Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
130 Bowthorn Road , Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
130 Bowthorn Road , Cleator Moor
Parents
John & Mary McStraw
Siblings
Mary McStraw , James McStraw , Anthony McStraw , Maggie McStraw , John McStraw
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Blastfurnace Man
Work Address
Whitehaven Haematite Iron and Steel Co., Cleator Moor
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
15th February 1916
Age at Death
23
Circumstances of Death
Died of Wounds
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion/Vessel at Death
4th Tyneside Irish 27th Service
Rank at Death
Lance Sergeant.
Buried or Commemorated at
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD
France
Grave Position: II. C. 148.
Private Memorial: St Marys RC Church WW1 War Memorial
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