Also Served: George Albert Jolley - George Albert JOLLEY
10, Ward Street, Prescot Sapper 7937, 17th Field Coy., West Lancs Division, Royal Engineers (later 428145 with the same unit). Born 23rd June 1894.
In the 1911 census, George was aged 16 and worked as an Apprentice Draughtsman at the Wire Factory. He lived with his parents Robert (a Coal Miner) and Elizabeth, brother Robert (18) and sister Lena (10).
Attested to the Royal Engineers at St Helens in May 1915, recording his trade as 'Draughtsman'.
George went Absent without Leave for half a day on 21st February 1916 for which he was fined one day's pay. George went to France on 22nd April 1916. He had two periods in hospital in November 1917, suffering from Dysentry.
At some unknown point, he moved from France to Salonika, where he served until 1919. He was appointed to the post of Acting Lance Corporal on 30th January 1919, reverting to Sapper on 22nd April that year, the same date that he embarked for the UK to be demobbed.
George died in Crosby in 1972 at the age of 78. Ref. No.:
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