Lieutenant George Henry Fosbroke POWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

6th Battalion attd 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

Enlisted On/At

Commissioned on 5 August 1914

Former Regiment

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Lt George Henry Fosbroke Power200  Lt Power menin inscription

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Sunday, May 9, 1915 aged 21

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Aubers Ridge (Second Battle of Artois)

Place of Death

Rue de Bois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Research reveals that George was hit by a shell explosion which removed one of his hands during an attack on enemy lines at Rue du Bois, despite a search after the battle his body was never recovered and he is presumed to have died from the wounds suffered..

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1894 - London

Baptism Date & Place

3 Jun 1894 Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

Lt Col D'Arcy & Lady Eleanor Power
Cavendish Square, London

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1911: 10a Chandos Street, London

School(s), Colleges & University

  • Merchant Taylor's School
  • New College, Oxford

Occupation(s)

  • 1911: Student
  • 1912: Medical Student
  • 1914: Surgeon at St. Barts Hospital

Other Information

Became a medical student in March 1912. Member of the Freemason's. Capt of New College Fencing Team. His father served in the RAMC during WW1.

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