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George Patrick Gardiner
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1881 |
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Geboorteplaats: Bungay, Suffolk, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Aannemer |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 40880 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Hertfordshire Regiment, 1/1st Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 24/09/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Bitter Wood Geluveld, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 36 |
Gedenkplaats
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Tyne Cot Memorial Paneel: 49A |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 25/10/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 25/10/1920 |
Points of interest 3
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Mijn verhaal
George Patrick Gardiner was a 36-year old Building contractor from Bungay, Suffolk. He was married to Ethel Johnson in 1905. They had four children together, two girls and two boys.
George was possibly conscripted in the army in 1916. He firstly served in the Bedfordshire Regiment, but by the time of the Battle of Passchendaele he was posted to the Hertfordshire Regiment, 1/1st Battalion.
On 23 September 1917 George’s Battalion relieved the 1st Cambridgeshire in the frontline, taking over the line captured by the 41st Division on the 20th of September. The Battalion took up positions in the Shrewsbury Forrest area in Bitter and Stout Wood. The 1/1st Hertfordshire held the line for two days until they were relieved on the 25th.
Private George Patrick Gardiner was killed in action on 24 September 1917. He possibly fell, due to German shellfire while holding the line near Bitter and Stout Wood. George has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
George was possibly conscripted in the army in 1916. He firstly served in the Bedfordshire Regiment, but by the time of the Battle of Passchendaele he was posted to the Hertfordshire Regiment, 1/1st Battalion.
On 23 September 1917 George’s Battalion relieved the 1st Cambridgeshire in the frontline, taking over the line captured by the 41st Division on the 20th of September. The Battalion took up positions in the Shrewsbury Forrest area in Bitter and Stout Wood. The 1/1st Hertfordshire held the line for two days until they were relieved on the 25th.
Private George Patrick Gardiner was killed in action on 24 September 1917. He possibly fell, due to German shellfire while holding the line near Bitter and Stout Wood. George has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Bronnen 5
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"The 16th Foot : a history of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment", London, Constable & Company, 1936 , pg; 186. Gebruikte bronnen |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verdere verwijzing |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/839552/gardiner,-george-patrick/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary Hertfordshire Regiment, 1/1st Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verdere verwijzing |