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George Reid Hales

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George Hales (Photo courtesy of Operation Picture Me

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 10.01.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Montreal, Quebec.
  • Service no: 487480
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
  • Place of Death: Courcelette, France
  • Age at Death: 24
  • Date of Death: 15.09.1916
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: London Cemetery, Longueval
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: 8.B.9.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 22.05.1892
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 52 Victoria St, Montreal
  • Occupation: Bank Clerk
  • Mother:

    Christina B Hales, 176 Lochee Rd, Dundee

  • Father:

    James Anderson Hales, 176 Lochee Rd, Dundee

  • Siblings:

    James

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about George Reid Hales

George of Radisson, Saskatchewan was killed in action at Courcelette. He was the son of James Anderson Hales, a foundryman of Dundee. George was employed as a clerk for the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Radisson when he enlisted.

For more information on George, visit George’s Memorial and George’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register

There are references to George in the local Dundee Newspapers held in Dundee Central Library.

Advertiser 28/09/1916 page 3, Peoples Journal 30/09/1916 pages 8 & 14, and 20/01/1917 page 6

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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