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George Sydney Pugh (1914-1945)

Soldier
Service No:551122
Rank:Trooper
Role:Tank Driver
Squadron:A
Service:Enlisted in the RTR, 2 Jan 1931. Served with the 14th/20th Hussars until 1937.
KIA:1 May 1945
Burial:Kiel War Cemetery, Germany. Plot 5. H. 3. [Grave]
Commemorated:23H Memorial, Bridlington Priory [Panel]
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 273
Casualty List
Record 1, Record 2
Civilian
Residence:Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Birth:registered Jun 1914 in Birmingham
Marriage: to Naomi Emily Norridge registered Mar 1941 in Birmingham
Children:none
Parents
George Sydney PughHannah Eliza Jervis
Farmer.
6 Anderton Place, Summer Hill Street, Birmingham, (1911).
Birth registered Dec 1886 in Birmingham.
Death 1 Oct 1918 in France.

687066 Driver George Sydney Pugh,
"C" Bty. 250th Bde. Royal Field Artillery,
Died of wounds, 1 Oct 1918 (GSW chest).
Burial Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun. Plot VIII. A. 49.
Birth registered Mar 1886 in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Marriage 27 Feb 1911 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Notes

George was killed during the battle of Sahms. A more detailed account of the incident can be found here.