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207381 Capt George Edward Schultz British Army 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment from:Birkenhead (d.19th Aug 1917) George Schultz died of wounds, received whilst leading W company in an assault on "the Knoll", near Lempire. He is buried in CWGC annex to the village cemetery at nearby Villers-Faucon. He had emigrated to British Columbia around 1912, leaving his fiancee behind while he established himself as a fruit farmer. As he had served in the Territorials, he returned to enlist in response to Kitchener's call. He married his fiancee in 1915 and a wedding present from fellow officers, a silver rose bowl, was donated by family to Cheshire Military Museum and is currently on display. He supposedly rejected suggestion by Mayor of Birkenhead that he should change his German-sounding surname. His son was born in 1916 and his telegram home to congratulate his wife and welcome his son is still in possession of family. A photo suggests he did see his son once. His widow lived for another 57 years, but never remarried. 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 the 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.**