No.3/9285, Private, George William STOREY
Aged 19
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Born in 1896 (3rd qtr Bury St.Edmunds 4a:793) son of Charles and Sarah STOREY (née MOORE)
1901 census...Aged 4, he was at 36 Horringer Road, Bury St.Edmunds with his father Charles STOREY [52] shepherd born Hawstead; his mother Sarah [30] born Rattlesden; brothers Walter [14] shepherd's page born Hawstead, Charles [8] born Hawstead, Percy [5] born Shimpling and Victor [5 weeks] born Bury St.Edmunds; sisters Ethel [11] born Hawstead, and Blanch [2] born Bury St.Edmunds. 1911 census...Aged 14, he was at 235 Church Walk, Bury St.Edmundswith his parents (father now farm labourer); brothers Walter(farm labourer), Percy (labourer) and Victor [9]; sisters Ethel May and Blanch. |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds.
The war diary for 8th May 1915 is far too long for here. The Battle for the Frenzenberg Ridge will remain long in the history of the Suffolk Regiment. One of their bloodiest encounters of the war at that stage, the battalion had been warned they were expected to hold at all costs. The artillery barrage unleashed on them was the worst they had encountered, all communication for up to two miles behind their line was cut, the only route to them was through Ypres itself, and enduring the artillery barrage. The enemy succeeded in breaching the right flank and before mid day the battalion was overcome. They had suffered 21 Officer casualties and 434 Other Ranks were either dead, wounded and missing, or just missing. That is about half the fighting strength of a battalion. CWGC have the dead on the 8th as 95, only one has an identified grave.
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