Worcestershire Regiment

Surname	Head
Forename	George H
Rank	Acting R. S. M.
Army No	56
Battalion	1/7th
Commissioned	Not set
Date Of Wounds	Not set
Wounds
Died Killed	Not set
Death Details
Enlisted Date	Not set
Enlisted Location
Date Of Birth	Not set
Birth Place
Residence	Kidderminster
Discharged	Not set
Theatre Of War	France
Date Of Entry	1915-03-31
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other Info	Joined the 7th Battalion (Territorials) in 1908. He started the First World War as a Corporal and ended as a Regimental Sergeant Major. He rejoined the Territorials (7th Battalion) and became Lieutenant Quartermaster in 1940., at the age of 50, and went with the B.E.F. to France. At the end of that year he was invalided out of service, but immediately joined the Home Guard and as Major, became a company commander in the Kidderminster Battalion. He was awarded the M.B.E. in the 1958 New Years Honours List. He died in Kidderminster General Hospital on the 5th July 1963, at the age of 72. In his civil life he worked for The Carpet Manufacturing Company in Kidderminster for 60 years, joining the firm as a member of the designing staff in 1903. After WW1 went to the dyehouse and in 1939 he was made head dyer, a position he held till he retired. His home was at Beeleigh, Linden Grove, Kidderminster. Was awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal on the 10th March 1943.

1/7th Worcestershire Regiment 56 Corporal

1/7th Worcestershire Regiment 200008 Corporal

1/7th Worcestershire Regiment 200008 Acting Regimental Serjeant Major (W.O. Class 1)

The British War Medal

The 1914-1915 Star

The Allied Victory Medal

Medal	Rank	Battalion	Engagement	Awarded
Distinguished Conduct Medal	Sergt.	1/7th	Ovillers (18-19/7/1916)	1916-09-22
Member of the order British Empire			New Years Honours	1958-01-01

Medal	Rank	Battalion	Awarded
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