George was my grandmother's brother. He was born in Brixton, Surrey. I don’t know his date of birth because it is not in any of the information and records that I've been able to find so far. George enlisted in Walthamstow, Essex. He grew up in nearby Chingford. George joined the’ Cyc. Battn. Of the London Regt., 3rd Field Survey Company of the Royal Engineers’. He became a ‘Sapper’ (‘Private’) in the regiment; his army number was 357825. He volunteered for service rather than wait for conscription. George served in the Western Europe Theatre; he fought in France & Flanders. He was killed on the 25th April 1918, in Northern France. He was shot by a German sniper. George is an example of the ordinary men that volunteered for war in 1914-1918 but lost their lives. My son researched what happened the day George died: “There was a very strong attack on British and French from Baileul to Hollbeke”. The Germans first used tanks on April 25th 1918, so they might have used them in the action that included George’s death.

Simon Spoerer