Basic Details
Surname
Sutcliffe
Forenames
George M
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
George Mitchell
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. An architect and surveyor before the war, he died of his wounds at a dressing station after his rest camp was bombed from the air. This is the only surviving Calderdale memorial he is named on and which they catalogued.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Elverdinghe
Cemetery
Gwalia British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
21
Age at death
29
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds