We remember George Groat

We remember George Groat

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
sibling John Groat Source:9522625 1881
1883
sibling Robert Groat Source:9522625 1883
1887
sibling Margaret Groat Source:9522625 1887
1889
sibling Alexander Groat Source:9522625 1889
1891
sibling Lizzie Groat Source:9522625 1891
1893
sibling James Groat Source:9522625 1893
1895
sibling David Groat Source:9522625 1895
1896
birth Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom Source:7407268 Source:9522588 1896
1901
location Commercial Road, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. United Kingdom parents address Source:9522625 1901
1916
service British Army Private 6398 Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion Source:7407268 1916
enlistment Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom Source:9522588
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9522588
location Northness, Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom parents address Source:7407268
1916
death Killed in Action Killed at the Battle of the Ancre. Source:7407268 Source:9522607 13th November 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 15 B and 15 Source:7407268

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George
Initials G
Last Name Groat
Source 1486098
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Commercial Road, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Northness, Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6398 Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie D. Groat mother
John Groat father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Groat brother 1881
Robert Groat brother 1883
Margaret Groat sister 1887
Lizzie Groat sister 1891
James Groat brother 1893
David Groat brother 1895
Alexander Groat brother 1889

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Vincent96527
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Vincent96527

External Evidence

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Shetland's Roll of Honour Vincent96527
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects. Vincent96527
Lives - Alexander Groat - Brother Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 1 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 2 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 3 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 4 Vincent96527
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France 5 Vincent96527
George Groat Vincent96527
Gordon Highlanders Cap Badge Vincent96527

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