| Other Info | Struck in the head by a shell fragment and died at 3am on 15th August 1917 aged 42 years. He is buried in Trois Abres Cemetery - grave ref: I.W.4.
The only son of George and Emily Churchett of 4 Albert Rd. He had five sisters Elizabeth aged 44, Edith aged 37, May aged 33, Ethel aged 30 and Lilian aged 28. He had been a Territorial and received a long service medal. He had been rejected for enlistment on 9 occasions and in his efforts to enlist he paid his own railway fare to Norton Barracks in Worcester. He was accepted for home service in February 1915 due to his medical condition. He served in England for 2 years and 5 months before being sent to France.He married Mary Ann Price on 29/6/01, they had eight children Dorothy May(b. 6/9/01) George(b. 20/12/02) Florence Eliza(b.8/6/04) Edith Lillian(b. 3/9/09 Vera(b. 15/10/12 James Francis(b.29/12/13) Phylis(b.16/1/15) and Albert Edward(b.16/5/16). They lived at 5 Garrick Place. He had worked for 17 years as a labourer for Mr C. Smith at the Tannery. His widow remarried becoming Mrs Handley and lived at 89 Daddlebrook Rd, Alveley, Bridgnorth. |
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