Private 11828 George Myers
Regiment/Unit: Border Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: 1
Date Entered Therein: 22/03/1915
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 16th of May 1915
Born: Wigan, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Memorial - Panel 19 and 20.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs Hannah Myers (mother), 75 Clockface Road, St Helens. Brother William at the same address. N-O-K changes to Mr John Myers, 27 Crawford Street, Clockface, St Helens.
Census details:
1901 - 7 years old George is living at 9 Upper St Stephen Street, Wigan with widowed mother Hannah (48) and six siblings: John (22), William (20), Thomas (18), Kate (15), Christopher (13), John (5), Boarding at the address is William Read (22). 1911 - Not found. George is not living at 49 Hey Street, Wigan with mother and siblings.
Notes:
Age taken from service records.
Age taken from service records.
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/MyersG_Borders.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private George Myers on the Le Touret Memorial
(Photograph Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
