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We remember Geoffrey St George Shillington Cather
We remember Geoffrey St George Shillington Cather
Timeline
Timeline
1891
1908
employment
Unknown
Joseph Tetley and Company
London
United Kingdom
Source:8533421
1908 - 1914
1914
service
British Army
Private
Royal Fusiliers
19th (Service) Battalion (2nd Public Schools)
Source:8533421
1914 - 1915
1915
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Irish Fusiliers
9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh)
Source:8533421
May 1915
1916
dates
Age 25
Source:8500274
2nd July 1916
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Adjt 9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh)
Source:8500270
location
Holmcroft Bycullah Road Surrey
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8500274
1916
death
Killed in Action
On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, he spent the night and following morning in succouring the wounded in the open, under heavy fire, and in so doing he was killed by machine-gun fire.
Thiepval
France
Source:5518970
Source:8500269
2nd July 1916
burial
Pas - De - Calais
France
Pier and Face 15A.
Source:8500274
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Geoffrey St George Shillington |
| Initials | GSGS |
| Last Name | Cather |
| Source | 6657445 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmcroft Bycullah Road Surrey | United Kingdom | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Royal Fusiliers | 19th (Service) Battalion (2nd Public Schools) | Private | ||
| British Army | Royal Irish Fusiliers | 9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh) | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Royal Irish Fusiliers | Adjt 9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh) | Lieutenant |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| VC | British Award/Decoration |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Matilda Cather | mother | ||
| Robert Gabriel Cather | father |
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Patricia58160 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Patricia58160 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Patricia58160 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Patricia58160 | |
| Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription | Patricia58160 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| CWGC Register | Andrew16709 | |
| Wikipedia entry on Geoffrey Cather | Deryck11795 | |
| Memorials of Rugbeians who fell in the Great War | Geoffrey4778 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Shillington Cather | Andrew16709 | |
| Geoffrey Cather | Deryck11795 | |
| Irish VCs commemorated at Ulster Tower | Deryck11795 | |
| Victoria Cross | Deryck11795 | |
| Royal Irish Fusiliers cap badge | Deryck11795 | |
| G Cather CWGC cert | Deryck11795 | |
| Cather winning the VC | Deryck11795 | |
| Thiepval Memorial - G Cather | Deryck11795 | |
| 1911 Census - Cather | Deryck11795 | |
| G St G S Cather MIC | Deryck11795 | |
| Thiepval Memorial. | Desmond1478 | |
| Thiepval Memorial. | Desmond1478 | |
| The Battle of the Somme. | Desmond1478 | |
| Lieutenant Geoffrey St. George Shillington V C. | Desmond1478 |
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