George William Jenkinson

Corps: Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.Trawler "Falstaff"
   
Rank: Deck Hand
Regimental No.: 93/DA
Theatres of war served in Greece
Birth Sep 1892 Filey
Death Died of disease 16 Dec 1918 Flanders
Age at death 26
Buried Syra New British Cemetery, Greece
Grave ref. II C 9

Additional Information 1

Son of George and Priscilla Jenkinson, of 5, Providence Place, Filey, Yorks.

Additional Information 2

He died of pneumonia

Additional Information 3

Is one of only six identified burials on the island and was re-interred there after dying in an infirmary on Malta. The Falstaff was on minesweeping detail in the Meditteranean at the time

Additional Information 4

He is commemorated on the Filey town memorial and St Oswald's church memorial
The trawler Falstaff
 
Syra New British Cemetery, Greece
   
Commemoration certificate
   
Filey war memorial
   
Medals awarded posthumously
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