BORN HULL 1895. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF GEORGE & BLANCHE SHIPLEY OF 5 RICHARDS BUILDINGS, SYKES STREET, HULL AND 57 BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL. PRIOR TO THE WAR, HE WORKED FOR MESSRS. JA SCOTT, LIGHTER OWNERS, HIGH STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN SEPTEMBER 1914. SERVED WITH THE 1ST COLDSTREAM GUARDS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/03/1917, AGED 22. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 22/03/1917.
| Name | George Shipley |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sculcoates, Yorks |
| Death Date | 3 Mar 1917 |
| Death Place | Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Coldstream Guards, 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12518 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GEORGE
Regiment:
Military Number:
12518
Rank:
Private
Date Died
03/03/1917
Place died:
Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
22
57 BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
