Bollington, George Henry

Rank:

Driver

Regiment:

Royal Field Artillery

Regimental No. & Battalion

81132 115th Bde

Status:

Research Notes

From George Henry Bollington Service Record
Address, North View Crich; age 22 years 9 months; quarryman; blue eyes and brown hair; enlisted 17/09/14 at Ripley Drill Hall; demobbed 30/05/19; height 5ft 5½in; weight 113lb, burn scar behind right shoulder, mole over right kidney; C of E; Blue eyes, Brown hair fresh complexion. At Salonica between 01/12/15 and 15/12/15; fined 7 days pay for neglect of duty 07/01/16; Embarked from Salonica 17/04/19. Originally signed for Sherwood Foresters but this was deleted and R.F.A added. Demobbed 30 May 1919; awarded 1914-15 Star, Victory and British War medals.

Home 17/9/14 to 18/9/15, France 19/9/15 to 30/11/15, Meditterranean 1/12/15 to 16/4/19 en route 17/4/19 to 29/4/19; home 30/4/19 to 31/9/20, Dispersed 2 May 1919 served 5 years 195 days; mother Mary Ellen of 2 North View Crich

6 November 1918 Mrs R Heappey, 2 North View, Crich, Nr Matlock
Dear Sir, Could you kindly give me any information of my son who is in Salonika it is 8 weeks since I heard from him any news would be greatfully received
Driver Geo H Bollington, 81132 R F A, D115 Howitzer Battery, Med Expdy Force

1901 Census: Crich Market Place

1911 Census:North View, Crich

After the war George Bollington played for Whatstandwell F.C. and was part of their medal winning team of 1922–23.

Photo courtesy Simon Johnson