Smallwood George Baxter 2/Lt

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Surname: Smallwood;

Forename(s): George Baxter;

Initials: GB;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Previous Number: 48451;

Previous Regiment: MGC;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 83 Coy;

How killed: D;

Where: UK;

When killed: 02-Nov-1918;

Awarded: MM;

Other Data: London Gazette 30/12/1919, Officers & Soldier's balances undisposed of: Smallwood, GB Lt. R Lancs/MGC £39/5/10d
born Warrington, Lancs. Educated Bluecoat School. A schoolteacher before enlisting. Serving MGC Tr Centre, Grantham at time of death, from influenza (Mil Hosp, Grantham) Next of kin: (mother) Mrs Annie Turner, 2 Walker St, Warrington, wife of James Turner. She died 1/9/1919.
Eastate Gross value £197.0.10d. Brother William Baxter Smallwood (36).
Enlisted as 10359 Pte, Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regt. Served India 13/11/1912 to 18/11/1914. BEF 15/1/1915 - 24/10/1915, MEF 25/10/1915 - 8/6/1918
15/2/1915 Acr Sgt, 18/10/1915 wounded (slightly) in action. Embarked Marseilles 25/10/1915. Alexandria 2/11/1915. To 83 Co MGC , Salonika. CSM, (No.48451) Salonika 22/5/1916. 28/9/1916 to hospital - Malaria. 13/10/1916 - rejoined. 11/3/1917 MM for gallantry & devotion to duty in the field. 18/7/1917 hospital. 25/7/1917 rejoined. 11/8/1917 to 86 Fld Amb - Not yet diagnosed (Pneumonia) 19/8/1917 to duty. 16/11/1917 to hospital. 23/11/1917 rejoined. London Gaz 26/4/1917 bar to MM (LG No 30036). To Grantham 3/7/1918 ( appointed to commission in the field). Admitted 2 Western Gen Hospital (Malaria) whilst on leave. Died 2/11/1918. Influenza
Report Widnes Examiner 28/4/1917;

Other Notes: GEORGE BAXTER SMALLWOOD MM and Bar, Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Saturday 2 November 1918 . Age 30 Additional Information: Son of Mrs. A. Turner, of 2, Walker St., Warrington. Cemetery: WARRINGTON CEMETERYLancashire, United Kingdom
Grave or Reference Panel Number: L. CE. 261.
MM: LG 26/4/1917 (NB: bar to MM not traced under awards to MGC- Disk Ed.);

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