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Roe, George James, Private, 2222, Army Cyclist Corps Formerly 14470, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Born Snelston, Derbyshire Enlisted Derby Resided Ashbourne Died of wounds 27th June 1917

XV Corps Cyclist Battalion Aged 27 Buried in Dunkirk Town Cemetery, I, A, 7

Ashbourne News, 13th July 1917 George Roe was a member of the Cyclist Section of the Sherwood Foresters, and was the son of Mrs. Roe, of Green Lane, Clifton. He enlisted in the early days of the war, and had served in France for over a year.

1911 Census Aged 20 Employed as a cotton mill hand Son of Sarah Roe, of Green Lane, Clifton, Derbyshire