We remember George Culme-Seymour

We remember George Culme-Seymour

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Timeline

Timeline

1878
birth Kensington United Kingdom Source:7902676 8th March 1878
1899
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9486962 4th October 1899 - 13th November 1900
1900
service British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9486962 14th November 1900 - 21st March 1906
1906
service British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:9486962 22nd March 1906 - 7th May 1915
1914
service British Army Captain and Adjutant London Regiment (on secondment from KRRC) 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Source:9501538 1st January 1914
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7902676 21st April 1915
1915
death Killed in Action An attempt was made to recapture Hill 60 on 7 May 1915 by the KOYLI with QVRs in support. Capt. Culme-Seymour was killed, shot through the head leading a company over a trench barricade. Ypres Belgium Source:7531581 Source:7902676 7th May 1915
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7531581

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George
Initials G
Last Name Culme-Seymour
Source 7531581
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Lieutenant
British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps Captain
British Army London Regiment (on secondment from KRRC) 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Captain and Adjutant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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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

External Evidence

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Tommy's Joy - Payday at camp of Queen Victoria's Rifles (1914) Peter5151
Hart's Annual Army List 1914 Keith133517
Hart's Annual Army List 1915 Keith133517

Multimedia

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Officers recommended for Dedcoration Peter5151
Capt. George Culme-Seymour Peter5151
Pay Day for Queen Victoria's Riles 1914 Peter5151

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