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Persoonsgegevens
- ALDERSON
- G
- GEORGE
- Easington
- Durham, England
- Dunston
- Husband of Ethel Alderson, of 10, Stephenson St., Dunston-on-Tyne, Co. Durham.
- Albert Medal (London Gazette, 19 May 1916); he was the only soldier serving with the D.L.I. to be awarded the Albert Medal First Class in Gold (only 45 were ever given); George's widow received the medal; he was given the medal because he 'seized a bomb which he knew would explode in four seconds';
Militaire dienst
- Gateshead
- 12231
- Lance Corporal
- A M
- 10th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
- 43rd Brigade
- 14th Division
- B.E.F.
- to France on 21 May 1915
Overlijden
- B Camp St.-Jans ter Biezen, while carrying out a bomb of which the percussion cap was fired
- Died of bomb wounds (hand blown off)
- 15 October 1915
- 31
- I - B - 14A
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