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'''George | '''George Harold Hearn''' | ||
Son of William Joseph Hearn and Ellen Catherine Hearn née Oram of 66 Park Lane, Teddington | |||
Born about March 1888 at Kingston, Surrey | |||
Joined the British army around 1901, at the age of 14. | |||
Band Corporal with the 10th Royal Hussars, with a War Office promise of early promotion to Honorary Lietenant or Quartermaster | |||
In April 1915 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bringing in wounded men under heavy fire and received the medal at Kingston Barracks. He returned to France in August 1915 and was promoted to Lieutenant, 1st Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. | |||
Captured and died of his wounds as a Prisoner of War in German hands on 12th May 1917. | |||
Buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France | |||
(See: [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56069629 Find A Grave Memorial# 56069629]) | |||
Listed on [[Teddington War Memorial]] | Listed on [[Teddington War Memorial]] | ||
Listed on family grave in Teddington Cemetery (Plot Ec Grave 89-90) | |||
(See: [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=81&GSvcid=214712&GRid=70070156& Find A Grave Memorial# 70070156]) | |||
[[Teddington Cemetery Graves and Memorials]] | [[Teddington Cemetery Graves and Memorials]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 6 July 2024
George Harold Hearn
Son of William Joseph Hearn and Ellen Catherine Hearn née Oram of 66 Park Lane, Teddington
Born about March 1888 at Kingston, Surrey
Joined the British army around 1901, at the age of 14.
Band Corporal with the 10th Royal Hussars, with a War Office promise of early promotion to Honorary Lietenant or Quartermaster
In April 1915 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bringing in wounded men under heavy fire and received the medal at Kingston Barracks. He returned to France in August 1915 and was promoted to Lieutenant, 1st Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment.
Captured and died of his wounds as a Prisoner of War in German hands on 12th May 1917.
Buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France
(See: Find A Grave Memorial# 56069629)
Listed on Teddington War Memorial
Listed on family grave in Teddington Cemetery (Plot Ec Grave 89-90)
(See: Find A Grave Memorial# 70070156)
Teddington Cemetery Graves and Memorials
This page is part of the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington developed by the History Group of The Teddington Society. Click on any photo for a higher resolution version. Please send any corrections or additional information by email to David Neller at DaveNeller@aol.com. Copyright for the material on this page rests with the contributor. Click to return to the Home page for the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington.