LARGE George

  • First Name(s):
    George 
  • Surname:
    LARGE
  • Service Number:
    59040
  • Rank:

    Bombardier

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Artillery
  • Corps:
    Royal Field Artillery
  • Brigade:
    100th Brigade
  • Unit:
    B Battery
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    13th January 1917
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece, Grave D. 816.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mary Ann Large, of Stourport

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

LARGE George Is Named On These Memorials

Stourport High School formerly in Stourport Boys School
Stourport War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Stourport War Memorial with the information: Bombardier.

Further Information About LARGE George

Resident Stourport, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester.

George was the son of Mr and Mrs W. Large of Stourport. Formerly employed at Stourport Iron Foundry, he was killed in action after two years service.  The officer commanding his battery wrote €œA very promising N.C.O. and a gallant gentleman€.

Source for additional information: Kidderminster Times 17th March 1917.

An obituary for George Wilfred Large appears in the Stourport Parish Magazine for April 1917.

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Credits: Researched by Adrian Carter.