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Pte. George Bilton
British Army 18th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Framwellgate Moor
(d.23rd Aug 1916)
George and his cousin Ralph joined the pals together. In August 1916 George had won at cards but he later got a call that a wire had come down up the line and needed to be repaired. He asked Ralph to mind his winnings while he repaired the line. George was shot by a sniper while fixing the line and died. Ralph had covered George with his coat which led to Ralph's mother receiving a telegram that Ralph had died. She didn't believe this news and queried it - where it was confirmed that George had died.
George was laid to rest at Le Touret Cemetery in France.