177894 Pte. George Duncan Hill British Army 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry from:Jarrow My great grandfather, George Hill was a Private of the Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion. He saw active service right at the beginning of the First World War but became a Prisoner of War some time in 1914. He returned to Jarrow living in either St Pauls Road or Ferry Street in Jarrow and married Catherine Doogan in 1919. He went to work in the ship yards and later on when he was 52 years old, took part in the Jarrow March. Two of his medals, the 1914 star and victory medal (1914-1918) are on display in the Durham Light Infantry Museum.
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