Driver 4108 George Lee SABIN

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Driver 4108 George Lee SABIN - 48th Battery, 36th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

Killed in Action on Sunday, November 1st 1914 aged 32

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals	Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
16 Aug 1914 at Boulogne, France	~	Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
		Warwick St. Nicholas
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted
First Battle of Ypres	Mobilised 5 Aug 1914 at Ewshot, Hants

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units	Other War Memorials
Hooge, Ypres		Kingston upon Hull

Original Enlistment

We have not been able to discover George's exact enlistment date but we do know from the Census that in 1901 he was a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery and that
by 1907 he had left the Army and was employed as a Coachman and living near Hull.

Circumstances of Death

George is listed as being killed in action on 1 Nov 1914. The 36th Brigade War diary does not mention casualties but the entries for the period 29th Oct to 1st Nov 1914 are transcribed below.

October 29^th 1914 – 1.30pm: 48^th Battery came out of action and bivouaced for the night in clearing in wood 600 yards north of Hooge Chateau

October 30^th 1914 – 2pm: 71^st Battery moved to position 1000 yards east of Hooge Chateau formerly occupied by 15^th Battery. 4^th Battery reoccupied previous positions in action.

October 31^st 1914 – 12noon: 36^th Brigade marched to Dickebush – position supposed critical.
9pm: Marched back to Hooge – position improved
11.30pm: Arrive back at Hooge – billeted in farm house 700 yards NE of Chateau. 71^st Battery to positions of 30/10/14 & 48^th Battery to position in action of 30/4/1914.

November 1^st 1914: Moved Brigade HQ’s to Sinale Farm 1000 yards N of Chateau

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1882 at Chorlton	3 Dec 1882 at Leamington All Saints

Parents Names	Abode
John and Mary Ann Sabin	Leamington Spa

Wife and Marriage Details	Children
Clara Sabin nee Sharp	Lily born 1908 \| Ruth born 1909 \| Richard born 1912
5 Oct 1907 at Sculcotes, Hull	George Lee born 1913 \| Hilda born 1914

Schools	Colleges
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Address History	Employment History
1882 - Moss Street, Leamington Spa	1891 - Scholar
1891 - 3 Farm View, Clapham Terrace, Leamington	1901 - Driver in Royal Artillery
1901 - Norfield Army Barracks, Gloucester	1907 - Coachman
1907 - 10 Park Terrace, Sculcotes	1911 - Coopers Labourer
1911 - 20 Park Terrace, Sculcotes
1914 - 25 Exmouth Street, Sculcotes

Warwick War Memorial Project Biography & Photograph
George's link to Warwick is via his parents who lived 153 Myton Crescent in 1901 & 12 Mill Street, Warwick in 1911

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