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Surname: GREENWOOD
Forename(s): George
Place of Birth: Bacup, Lancashire
Service No: 127267
Rank: Driver
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 'C' Battery 66th Brigade
Division: 13th (Western) Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1917-04-14
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 3 and 60.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
George Greenwood was the son of Robert and Margaret Ann Greenwood, née Law. Robert was born at Todmorden, Lancashire and Margaret at Dean, Bacup, Lancashire.
1901 Bacup, Lancashire Census: 15, Albert Terrace - George Greenwood, aged 8 years, born Bacup, son of Robert and Margaret A. Greenwood.
1911 Bacup, Lancashire Census: 6, East View - George Greenwood, aged 18 years, born Bacup, son of Robert and Margeret Ann Greenwood.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Dvr George Greenwood, 127267, Royal Field Artillery.
A short biography of George is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
GREENWOOD, Driver Geo., aged 24 years, R.F.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Greenwood, 17, Bolland Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Mesopotamia, April 14, 1917.
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Driver George GREENWOOD
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 13th (Western) Division
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