STEEPLES+G.

Steeples, G., Corporal, 1328, 1st/5th Bn, Notts & Derby Regiment Born Derby Enlisted Derby Resided Old Normanton, Derbyshire Died of wounds France and Flanders 12th April 1915

Steeples, George Aged 30 Son of Steven and Ann Steeples, of Laurel Bank, Derby; husband of Annie Steeples, of The Banks, Youlgrave, Bakewell, Derbyshire Loker Churchyard, II, B, 9

Additional information from his service record: Enlisted 11th January 1911, and at the time of his enlistment he was employed as a grinder at Ley’s Foundry in Derby

1911 Census: George Steeples was a 25 year old malleable iron grinder, residing at 4, Laurel Bank, Old Normanton. He was the son of Stephen Steeples, a retired farmer, and Ann Steeples.