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218713 Pte. George William Jupp British Army 7th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment from:Crawley (d.18th Sep 1918) My Great Grandfather, George Jupp, joined up on 18th January 1916 at Redhill in Surrey. George was born on 20th February 1886 in Brighton. By 1911 he had moved to East Grinstead and was working as a shop assistant. He married Edith Jennings at Moat Church, London Road on 16th July 1911. They had three children, Lily, Leslie and Laura, my Grandmother. George was first with the 9th Battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force in France. He spent some time in 1917 in hospital back home and was with the 3rd Battalion. Later in 1917 he had been transferred to the 7th and was back in France. His family were by now living in Three Bridges, Crawley. Sadly George died, aged 32 on the 18th September 1918 at the Battle of Epehy in northern France. He is buried at Epehy Wood Cemetery. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**