Lance Corporal George Bateson
Number: 33562
Company: 61st (South Irish Horse) Company (Dublin) (New)
ENLISTMENT
Date: 22 February 1901
Place: Belfast
Age: 30 years
Trade of calling: Stoker (also recorded as 'fire man')
Place of birth: In the Parish of Belfast, in or near the Town of Belfast, in the County of Antrim.
Family: Wife Wilhemina Bateson (nee Coulter), 75 Blythe Street, Belfast. Married 10 January 1896 Belfast. Children George born 5 October 1897 Belfast, William born 21 June 1900 Belfast. Father Thomas Bateson, mother Mary Ann. Brother Thomas served in Scots Guards, brother John in 4th Hussars.
Previous military service: Royal Irish Rifles (No.2170) - 1887-99 - including in Egypt and Malta.
Description: Height 5' 10". Complexion sallow, eyes grey, hair dark brown. Tattoo left arm, G.B. faces post mark.
Religion: Church of England
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 6 April 1901
Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal. Cape Colony, Orange Free State, 1901, and 1902 clasps.
DEATH
Date: 12 February 1902
Place: Bethlehem, South Africa
Cause: Enteric fever
Buried/ commemorated: Bethlehem Cemetery
Image of Bethlehem Cemetery sourced from the Find a Grave site.
This page last updated 21 August 2024.