Lance Corporal George Alfred Press
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Press,
George Alfred
Date of birth: 1882-02-19
Place of birth: London England
Name of next of kin: Ellen Gertrude Press
Relationship of next of kin: Wife
Address of next of kin: 116 Beverley Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Fireman
Address:
116 Beverley Street, Toronto, Ontario
Height: 67 inches
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-08-20
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension, B. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 769949
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(60th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry 1918-01-17 to 1918-08-20
- Lance Corporal, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-24 to 1918-01-17
- Lance Corporal, 60th Battalion, Infantry 1917-04-20 to 1917-04-23
- Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry 1916-12-05 to 1917-04-20
- Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry 1916-01-05 to 1916-12-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:
Wounded June 9, 1917, Wounded August 19, 1918 at Amiens
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 587237
LAC ID:
588758
Service file: B7964-S003
Uploader's Research notes:
Son of Samuel Thomas Press and Ellen Elizabeth Press (nee Travers); husband of Ellen Gertrude Press (nee Fox) married December 12, 1914
124th Battalion Nominal Roll
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-10-06