Dye, George Harry Gordon

1891 - 1917  (26 years)

• Name	Dye, George Harry Gordon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	19 Mar 1891	Tharston, Norfolk, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	14 Jun 1891	Hapton, Norfolk, England
  	St Margaret's Church
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1917	France   [2]
  	Died at CCS no 21 at Ytres, near Bapaume, France from wounds received the previous day. He had been acting as Intelligence Officer to the Bn and had been engaged in mapping the village of Ribecourt. Wounds sustained while going over the top with colonel.
  Burial	Manancourt, Somme, Picardie, France   [2]
  Person ID	I437	People of Hapton
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Dye, George Arthur,   b. 22 Feb 1848, Wymondham, Norfolk, England d. Dec 1928, Isle of Wight, England (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Horstead, Ellen Anne,   b. Sep 1851, Wymondham, Norfolk, England d. Sep 1938, Isle of Wight, England (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Aug 1883	Hapton, Norfolk, England   [6, 7]
  	St Margaret
  Family ID	F220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Mar 1891 - Tharston, Norfolk, England Baptism - 14 Jun 1891 - Hapton, Norfolk, England Burial - - Manancourt, Somme, Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Date of birth: 19 Mar 1891 Place of birth: Tharston, Norfolk Family History Son of George Arthur and Ellen Ann Dye, of Victoria Rd., Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. In the 1911 census his family are living at Hapton, Norwich and are shown as George Arthur Dye 63 yrs a miller , he is living with his wife Ellen Anne 59 yrs and their son Francis Arhtur 24 yrs a book sellers apprentice, there is also a boarder living at the address. In the 1911 George has left home he is living at 61 Musters Road, West Bridgford, he is living with William Moris a school master and his wife and a number of other school masters and mistresses, he is shown as being 20 years of age, single and a school master. Probate proven with will at Winchester 29th July 1918 shows him as , Dye George Harry Gordon of Victoria Road Yarmouth Isle of Wight temporary lieutenant 9th service battalion Norfolk Regiment died 21 November 1917 in no 21 casualty clearing station in France. Effects £167 0s 8d, to Ellen Dye (wife of George Arthur Dye) Employment/Hobbies Educated at Christ's Hospital, Horsham and also attended the Gresham School, Norfolk between 1899-1902 (he is commemorated on the school memorial ) Date of death 21 Nov 1917 Age at death 26 CWGC Commonwealth Grave No 243676 - CWGC Website Rank: Lieutenant Decorations: Military Unit 9th Bn Norfolk Regiment Military History Lieutenant George Harry Gordon Dye, first served with the 20th Royal Fusiliers he landed in France on 14th November 1915 and joined the British Expeditionary Force.He was commissioned on 6th November 1916 into the 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. He died of wounds received the previous day on 21st November 1917, and is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt Extra Information Article published in the Nottingham Evening Post dated 18th December 1917:- “DIED OF WOUNDS. “LIEUT. G. H. DYE. “Lieut. G. H. Dye, Norfolk Regiment, formerly one of the masters as the Modern School, West Bridgford, whose home is at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, died of wounds on the 21st ult. He was 25 years of age, and was educated at Christ's Hospital. He was popular in West Bridgford, where he played cricket with the St. Giles' Club and football for Rushcliffe Above article courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918. He is also commemorated on the town War Memorial at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.

  
  

• Sources

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