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BAYLEY, GEORGE HENRY

		Source
		CWGC	SDGW	Uttoxeter Advertiser	Other
Parents
Where born	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire		Yes
When born
Address	21, Bellasis Street, Stafford (wife)	Yes
Address	26 Peel Terrace, Stafford
Spouse	Mrs. R. Bayley	Yes
Children
Employment Before Joining up
Where Enlisted	Stafford		Yes		1
Regiment	Shropshire Light Infantry (King’s)	Yes	Yes		1 2
Unit	7th Bn	Yes	Yes
Rank	Private	Yes	Yes		1 2
Service Number	18821	Yes	Yes		1 2
Date of Death	27 Sept 1918	Yes	Yes
Age at time of death
Where Killed or died	France/Flanders		Yes
How he died	Killed in Action		Yes		1
Location of Grave or Memorial	Lowrie Cemetery, Havrincourt – Grave K. 24.	Yes
Where Commemorated	Stafford Town War Memorial				1
Where Commemorated	Stafford’s Roll of Service				1
Awards	British War Medal – Roll J/1/102 B/7 Page 1887				2
Awards	Victory Medal – Roll J/1/102 B/7 Page 1887				2

George was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Photos: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

George was born in Uttoxeter and married his sweetheart from Stafford . His wife came from 21 Bellasis Street, Stafford and they made their home at 26 Peel Terrace, Stafford.

George was a Private, Service Number 18821, in the 7th Battalion of the Shropshire Light Infantry (King’s).

He was Killed in Action on 27th September 1918, less than two months before the end of the war.

He now lies in Grave K. 24. of Lowrie Cemetery, Havrincourt in the Pas de Calais. This is a small cemetery of just 251 First World War graves situated about 12 kilometres south-west of Cambrai in the Somme area. In common with George, most of the men buried in the cemetery died in September 1918.