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Updates for Lance Corporal George Burrows
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12/01/2021 Lance Corporal George Burrows is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial. He is also commemorated on Castlecaulfield Church of Ireland WW1 Roll of Honour.
12/01/2021 Private George Burrows arrived in France on 5th October 1915.
12/01/2021 The 1911 census lists George as age 16 living on the Ranfurly Estate at Ballynorthland Demesne, Derrygortreavy, Dungannon.
12/01/2021 The 1911 census does not list George as living with the family at house 11 in Gorey, Clonavaddy, Tyrone. The family were still farming.
12/01/2021 Family: James Burrows, Sarah E Burrows, George Burrows (born 6th June 1894), Robert Burrows (born 21st February 1896), Frederick Burrows (born 9th January 1898), Mary M Burrows (born 13th October 1899), John Burrows (born 24th March 1901, died 25th April 1901), Margaret J Burrows (born 1st July 1902), Samuel J Burrows (born 5th May 1904), William J Burrows (born 8th July 1909).
12/01/2021 The 1901 census lists George as age 7 living with the family at house 11 in Gorey, Clonavaddy, Tyrone. George was still at school. His father, James Burrows, was a farmer.
12/01/2021 George Burrows was born on 6th June 1894 in the Donaghmore area.
12/01/2021 George Burrows was the son of James and Sarah E Burrows. George burrows and Sarah White were married on 30th March 1894 in the district of Dungannon.
12/01/2021 Lance Corporal George Burrows has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial at the Somme in France.
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30/12/2015
30/12/2015 Mr James Burrows, Gorey, Castlecaulfield, has received notification that his son, Lance Corporal George Burrows, Tyrone Volunteers, is missing since 1st July. The soldier had been in the employment of Lord Ranfurly and had been the personal attendant of the late Viscount Northland at the U.V.F. camp of instruction at Baronscourt in October 1913.
30/12/2015 George Burrows had been in the employment of Lord Ranfurly and had been the personal attendant of Viscount Northland at the U.V.F. camp of instruction at Baronscourt in October 1913.
30/12/2015 George Burrows enlisted in Dungannon.
30/12/2015 Lance Corporal George was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 22 years old.
30/12/2015 From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 26th August 1916:
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30/12/2015 Mr James Burrows, Gorey, Castlecaulfield, has received notification that his son, Lance Corporal George Burrows, Tyrone Volunteers, is missing since 1st July. The soldier had been in the employment of the Earl of Ranfurly, at Northland House, Dungannon, and had been the personal attendant of the late Viscount Northland, at the U.V.F. Camp of Instruction at Baronscourt in October 1913. He was a member of the A Company, Dungannon Battalion U.V.F., and of Cullenfad L.O.L. No. 30 (Castlecaulfield District) and Dungannon Temperance R.B.P. No. 523.
30/12/2015 From the Tyrone Courier dated 24 August 1916:
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30/12/2015 George was a member of the A Company, Dungannon Battalion U.V.F., and of Cullenfad L.O.L. No. 39 (Castlecaulfield District) and Dungannon Temperance R.B.P. No. 523.
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