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Cave, George William, Private, 43209, 9th Bn, Royal Irish Fusiliers Formerly 36241, Notts & Derby Regiment Born Plymouth Enlisted Derby Killed in action France and Flanders 4th June 1917

Aged 27 Son of Mr. G. W. and Mrs. M. Cave, of 28, Balaclava Road, Derby Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 42

Employed as a coach painter, Carriage and Wagon Department, Midland Railway, Derby

Service record from the National Archives (available from www.ancestry.co.uk)

Enlisted at Derby 18th November 1915 Son of George William and Mary Ann Cave 5 feet 5¾ inches in height Offence: 9th March 1917, absent from parade, awarded 5 days confined to camp

1911 Census: George William Cave was a 21 year old painter employed by the Midland Railway, residing at 28, Balaclava Road, Derby. He was the son of George William Cave, a canteen pot man and Army pensioner, and Mary Cave.