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Thank you to Wendy Shuttleworth for the following research.
George Gegg was born in Duntisbourne, Gloucestershire in 1882, the son of stone mason William and Louisa. George also had three brothers and a sister.
According to the 1901 Census, George was living in Duntisbourne and working as a Drapers Assistant.
George married Lilian Annie Pullen in 1904 in Dorking, they had two children, Cecil George and Ernest William and lived at 5 Wathen Road in Dorking. George was working as a tailor and outfitter.
George joined the Royal Army Service Corps as Acting Corporal with the Army number M2/176243.
He was killed in action on 3rd May 1917 in France and was buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France in Plot 11. F25.
” A FAITHFUL AND CONSCIENTIOUS SOLDIER”
CORPL. G. GEGG (Canadian Seige Battery)
In the above terms his Commanding Officer referred to the Corpl. Geo. Gegg of Dorking, who died in France from wounds received through the accidental explosion of a shell, as reported in our last issue.
George Gegg Death Notice 19th May 1917 © Dorking Advertiser findmypast.co.uk
| Born | Duntisbourne, Gloucestershire | |
| Lived | Dorking, Surrey | |
| Son of | William and Louisa Gegg | |
| Husband of | Lilian Annie Gegg of 11 Rose Hill, Dorking | |
| Father of | Cecil George and Ernest William | |
| Regiment | 402nd Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps, Attached 1st Siege Battery | |
| Number | M2/176243 | |
| Date of Death | 3rd May 1917 | |
| Place of Death | France | |
| Cause of Death | Killed in Action | |
| Age | 37 | |
| Cemetery | Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France |
