George Albert Wakefield

Rank:	Lance-Corporal
Street:
Townland:
Town/Village:	Newtownforbes
Civil Parish:	Clonguish
Catholic Parish:	Clonguish
Country:
Alternative Address:	Ballinlough, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath;
Census 1901:	Resident at Rutland Square, Dublin www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Rotunda/Rutland_Square/1282616/
Census 1911:	Possibly boarding at The Royal Artillery Barracks And The Cavalry Barracks, Butt Road, Colchester
Regiment/Unit:	4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
Regiment Number:	1228
Date of Death:	16-10-1914
Cause:	Killed in action, Battle of Messines
Memorial:	La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, France
Information:	George and was born in Newtownforbes on the 14 January 1886. His father William came from the parish of Newtownforbes, and was a merchant in their youth, while his mother Louisa Adelaide MacDonagh was a matron from Dublin. George moved to Rutland Square, Rotunda, Dublin (likely for education purposes) where he became a boarder with his older brother William. After his education, George worked as a printer before enlisting in the army in March 1905. Pte. Wakefield was called to the front in September 1914, and was later promoted to Lance-Corporal. He died at the Battle of Messines (1914) which took place from the 12 October to the 2 November 1914. His brother William was drowned on the R.M.S. Leinster on the 10 October 1918.
Parents Names:	Son of William Wakefield and Louisa (née McDonagh), Newtownforbes
Notes:	In his will, George leaves all his property to Miss Margaret Kennedy of 6 Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin.
Links:	Link to CWGC; link to Civil Record of birth; Soldiers Wills;