We remember George Ashford Bessant

We remember George Ashford Bessant

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Clara Bessant Source:8613866 1885
1887
birth Cardiff United Kingdom Source:8613862 July 1887
1890
sibling Horace Henry Bessant Source:8613858 1890
1891
location Sea View, Portskewett, Chepstow United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8613866 April 1891
1892
sibling Alec Bessant Source:8613858 1892
1896
sibling Hugh Bessant Source:8613858 1896
1900
sibling Freda D B Bales Source:8613858 1900
1901
employment Labourer Joseph Turner Paper Mill Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole United Kingdom Source:8613858 April 1901
1901
location Rose Hill Terrace, Rawcliffe Bridge United Kingdom parents address Source:8613858 April 1901
1907
marriage Bertha Groocock Source:8614278 July 1907
1908
children Frederick Bessant Source:8613861 1908
1909
children Constance Mary Bessant Source:8613861 1909
1911
children Agnes Amy Bessant Source:8613861 1911
1911
employment Labourer Joseph Turner Paper Mill Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole United Kingdom Source:8613861 April 1911
1911
location Waterside, Rawcliffe United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8613861 April 1911
1918
location 9 Spencer Street, Goole United Kingdom their own address Source:8613876 29th September 1918
enlistment Goole United Kingdom Source:8613777
service British Army Serjeant 2438 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Source:321496
service British Army Serjeant G/25684 The Queen's Regiment 11th Bn Source:8613777
1918
death Killed in Action Source:8613777 29th September 1918
burial Zantvoorde British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:8613779

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George Ashford
Initials GA
Last Name Bessant
Source 8613777
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
9 Spencer Street, Goole United Kingdom their own address known 29th September 1918
Rose Hill Terrace, Rawcliffe Bridge United Kingdom parents address known April 1901
Sea View, Portskewett, Chepstow United Kingdom other group residence address known April 1891
Waterside, Rawcliffe United Kingdom other group residence address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2438 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Serjeant
British Army G/25684 The Queen's Regiment 11th Bn Serjeant
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frederick Bessant son 1908
Constance Mary Bessant daughter 1909
Agnes Amy Bessant daughter 1911
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eleanor Bessant mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Clara Bessant sister 1885
Alec Bessant brother 1892
Hugh Bessant brother 1896
Freda D B Bales step-sister 1900
Horace Henry Bessant brother 1890
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Bertha Groocock wife July 1907

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Alan68334
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Alan68334
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Alan68334
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Alan68334
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Alan68334
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Alan68334
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Alan68334

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Multimedia

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Serjeant G A Bessant Alan68334
Rawcliffe War Memorial Alan68334

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