WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 2808 | Trooper George William Marriott | 2nd Life Guards | Born 1888 |
| Killed in Action 15/08/1917 Bingham Roll of Honour has KiA date 23/09/17. Casualty form has 15.8.17. |
Commemorated at Thiepal Memorial | Pier and face 1A |
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| War Diary | The general records show the Regiment was engaged in the first
battle of the Scarpe and the attack on Monchy le Preux. The War Diary shows that in August 2nd Life Guards were at GUERBECQUE. During the period either side of the 15th the regiment was involved in various training exercises and sports competitions. On the 15th August the war diary records “ Sqdrn training at different subjects; cold shoeing class for subalterns”. However there is an annotation in the margin dated 15th August: Casualties with dismounted party on 15th O.R. (other ranks) K(illed) 1 (presumably George Marriott) D(ied of )W(ounds) 1 M(issing) 1 W(ounded) 5 This was presumably a small patrol group who encountered the enemy. These men seemed to have been particularly unfortunate as those days in August seem to have been generally “quiet”. Addendum 2021. It was discovered that he actually died in Belgium, not France, and his name was put onto the wrong memorial. He died while he was part of a dismount party of 51 soldiers and 1 officer sent to work alongside II Corp ahead of the Third Battle of Ypres. He and 3 others from the detachment were killed on 15th August 1917 and George is the only one of them without a known grave. The CWGC believe that he was mistakenly added to Thiepval Memorial because the rest of the regiment were still in France at the time. The CWGC has arranged for his name to be added to the Tyne Cot Memorial, and have have amend his entry on their website. |
 Photo courtesy of Samantha Huff (neé Marriott). Sam’s comment is “Marked on the back "Robert, dad's brother killed in WW1". It can't possibly be Robert as he was too young to serve in WW1 and George was the only brother who was killed during the war”. |
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| AR | Trooper Marriott enrolled
in Nottingham, into the Life Guards in December, 1911 at the age of 22
years and 1 month. He served 3 years 320 days at home postings and then
1 year 303 days from 17/10/1915 in the Expeditionary forces in France,
when he was killed. |
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| CWGC | Died 15/08/1917; no family details given, not even age | ||
| Register of Effects |
George’s back pay of £32.1s.10d. was paid to his father, Samuel (£16.10.11.) and sister Miriam Cowdell (£6.10.10d.) as joint legatees. | His war gratuity of £17.0.0.was similarly split between them, £8.15.0 apiece.) | |
Family history etc
| 2808 | Trooper George William Marriott | ||
| 1886 | Samuel Henry Marriott married Susannah Bull | ||
| 1888 | Born Cropwell Butler |
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| Census 1891 | George W age 2 living in 4 roomed house on Ratcliffe Road,
Cropwell Butler with: Father: Samuel Mother: Susannah (neé Bulll) Siblings: Miriam, b 1887 Cropwell Butler [d1968] Joseph, b 1890 Cropwell Butler [d1981] |
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| Census 1901 | Living in 4 roomed house in The Elms, Cropwell Butler with: Father: Samuel Henry Marriott, b 1865, Cropwell Butler Mother: Susanna, b1865 Stanton, Nottinghamshire Siblings: Joseph, Samuel Henry, b 1892 Frederick, b 1896 John Leonard, b 1900 May, b 1894 Mary Winifred, b 1898. |
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In 1901 sister Miriam, aged 14, was live-in housemaid to the Derry family, farmers in Tythby. Her brother, Joseph, later worked for them too – see below. Some of George’s siblings also served in WW1. Click on the names to learn more. |
| Census 1911 | Family living in 4 roomed house on Main Street, Cropwell Butler but not
George (not on census anywhere) Father: Samuel Henry Daughters: Miriam Mary Winifred Sons: John Leonard [d 1916] Robert, b 1902 Arthur, b 1904 Not present - Sons: Joseph living with Richard Derry, farmer, Tythby, [family of John Derry, Canadian Infantry] Samuel living with Robert James Foster, farmer, Ragdale, Leicestershire |
Housekeeper Farm servant
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Samuel noted as married but wife not present. Entry in Army form W5080 – living relatives of soldier) suggests that by 1911 she had already been committed to Leicester Borough Asylum (The Towers). Leicester archives has patient list (Register of Female Patients DE 4758/4 1871 – 1945). |
| 1916 Forces war records | George’s Resided town: Windsor | ||
| 1917 AR |
Father in Nottingham Road, Bingham |
Sister Miriam Cowdell, Chapel Yard, Bingham |
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