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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Orchard Dump Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 8 May 1916 | ~ | Rowington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Arras | 18 Oct 1915 at Toronto | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other Military Service Information |
| near Acheville | 74th Battalion - Oct 1915 | Sailed from Canada 17 Nov 1915 |
| 37th Battalion - Nov 1915 | Transferred to 18th Battalion on 4 Mar 1916 | |
| Promoted to Corporal on 19 Sep 1916 | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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George is listed as being killed in action on 7 May 1917. The war diary and circumstance of casualty card indicate that George was one of five men killed in a heavy and continous artillery bombardment on their trenches near Mont Foret Quarris west of Acheville. The war diary for the day is transcribed below. Reference Map : Willerval - 7th: During the day enemy heavily shelled our front and support lines, 5 O.R's being killed and 13 wounded. During the night the enemy maintained a continuous bombardment of gas-shells on the Railway Line so that our ration parties were unable to get through until early morning and owing to daylight coming on the rations could not be taken past the reserve line. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 12 Jun 1888 at Claverdon | 12 Sep 1888 at Claverdon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Louisa Malin | Hollywell, Shrewley, Rowington |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Claverdon | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Kington Lane, Claverdon | 1901 - Servant / Farm Worker |
| 1901 - Main Street, Newton Regis | 1911 - Farmer |
| 1911 - Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1915 - Farmer |
| 1915 - Alliston, Ontario | |
- George arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 2 Apr 1911 aboard the SS Southwark
- Brother of Walter Malin and Charles Henry Malin who also fell
