Basic Details
Surname
Chantry
Forenames
George
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
Chantrey
Alternative forename
George Edward
Served or died
Died
Service number
17692
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 53 Craig Street. It misspelt his surname as "Chantry".

(CWGC records that Private George Edward Chantrey, regimental number 17692, died aged 22 on 12/10/1916 while serving in 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave 6.3.2953 at Broadway Cemetery in Peterborough; they record him as having been born in Peterborough, the son of William and Mary Hannah Chantrey.
George Edward Chantrey's Army file indicates that his address was 36 Craig Street, that he enlisted on 26/3/1915 and was posted to France on 1/9/1915. He sustained gunshot/shrapnel wounds on 13/6/1916, for which he was initially treated at No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, before being sent back to England on 18/6/1916. Having been treated in Folkestone Hospital from 18th June to 17th August, he was then treated in Eastbourne Hospital from 18th August to 23rd September, before being transferred on 24th September to Shorncliffe Hospital, where he died from tetanus at 2 a.m. on 12th October 1916).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Folkestone
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
12
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds at Folkestone Military Hospital"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Address
35, CRAIG STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial