L/Cpl
George Cyril Stanley Mann

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
15/09/1897
Lieu de naissance:
Clapham, Surrey, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Élève

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Lance Corporal
Numéro de service:
G/19275
Incorporation date:
22/05/1916
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  East Surrey Regiment, 8th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
09/08/1917
Lieu de décès:
Stirling Castle, Zillebeke, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
19

Cimetière

Tyne Cot Cemetery
Parcelle: LIX
Rangée: B
Tombe: 11

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille — 07/10/1920
Victory Medal
Médaille — 07/10/1920

Points d'intérêt 3

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Lieu d'enrôlement
#3 Lieu du décès (approximatif)

Mon histoire

George Cyril Stanley Mann was born in 1897 in Clapham, Surrey. He was the son of Samuel Edward Mann and Emma Louisa Sparrow. According to the De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour and the 1911 Census, George was still in secondary school, when he enlisted in June 1916. By August 1917 George served as a Lance Corporal in the machine gun section, of the 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment, 55th Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division.

On 4 August 1917 the 8th East Surrey’s moved into the support lines near observatory Ridge. While being in support the companies of the Battalion were shelled on a daily basis, suffering several casualties. At midnight on the 9th of August two companies of the 7th Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) moved out to Stirling Castle, in anticipation of the impending attack on Inverness Copse. They were accompanied by “B” Company of the 8th East Surrey’s, who were to occupy the front line, as soon as the attack was launched.

Lance Corporal George Cyril Stanley Mann was killed in action on the 9th of August 1917. He possibly fell, due to German shell fire, moments before the attack on Inverness Copse and was initially buried at Stirling Castle. George’s remains were exhumed after the war and were interred in Tyne Cot Cemetery. He was 20 years old.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
Autre référence
CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/463867/mann,-george-cyril-stanley/
Sources utilisées
The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
Sources utilisées
War Diary East Surrey Regiment 8th Bn.
http://www.nmarchive.com/
Autre référence