Private
South Staffordshire Regiment | 28589 | |
King’s Own Scottish Borderers | 28589 | 1st Battalion |
Biography
George and his brother Thomas were the sons of William and Sarah Shipston (Shipstone). William was a Crich grocer who died in March 1877, aged forty-three, when his children were still very young.
Born in 1875, George worked as a wheelwright before enlisting into the South Staffordshire Regiment at Matlock. He was later transferred into the King’s Own Scottish Borderers and died in Flanders, of wounds received, on 17th October 1918 aged forty-two. He was buried at Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery at Ypres.
Medal Roll Index Card
He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.
Ancestry Record
Formerly 28589 South Staffs Regt. Enlisted at Matlock. He died of his wounds on 17 October 1918 in Flanders.
Newspaper report
Derbyshire Courier, 28 Oct 1918
Mr William Shipston, Crich, had a telegram from the Records Office on Wednesday informing him that his brother, Private George Shipston Kings Own Scottish Borderers, had died on 17 October at the 11th Casualty Clearing Station, France, from gunshot wounds in the abdomen. Private Shipston’s sister, Mrs C. Willmott, of near the church, had received a letter the day previously from Private Shipston’s friend, informing her that her brother was wounded on 16 October. Private Shipston who was in his 43rd year and single, joined up in March 1916. He went to France a year and seven months ago.
Name | SHIPSTON, GEORGE |
Initials | G |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Rank | Private |
Regiment/Service | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
Unit | 1st Bn. |
Age | 42 |
Date of Death | 17/10/18 |
Additional Information | Son of William and Sarah Shipston, of Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire |
Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Grave/Memorial Reference | IV. G. 22 |
Cemetery | DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12160890/george-shipston
28589 Private George Shipston
K.O. Scottish Borderers
17th October 1918 aged 42
George is also remembered on his brothers' headstone in St Mary's churchyard.
Photo courtesy Simon Johnson
Soldiers' Effects Book
George Shipston; 1st Bn
King’s Own Scottish Borderers; Private 28589; died of wounds France 17.10.18; War Gratuity £11 10s 0d; paid out to:
27.2.20 brother William £15 15s 5d
27.2.20 brother William £11 10s 0d
George Shipston's brother Thomas Shipston is also on the Roll of Honour.
1881: Crich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mary | Shipston | Head wdw | 39 | Grocer | Pentrich |
Mary | Shipston | daughter | 9 | Crich | |
George | Shipston | son | 5 | Crich | |
Thomas | Shipston | son | 3 | Crich |
RG11 piece 3414 folio 182 page 5
1891: Pentrich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Shipstone | nephew | 16 | Farm assistant | Crich |
RG12 piece 2747 folio 77 page 11
1901: Crich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah | Shipston | Head (wdr) | 59 | Own means | Pentrich |
William | Shipston | son | 32 | Farmer | Crich |
George | Shipston | son | 25 | Wheelwright | Crich |
Thomas | Shipston | son | 23 | Stone Mason | Crich |
Anne | Scarf | visitor (wdw) | 35 | Infant teacher | Brighton |
RG13 piece 3231 folio 23 page 37
1911: Crich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shipston | Head | 42 | Farmer | Crich |
Mary | Shipston | sister | 39 | Housekeeper | Crich |
George | Shipston | brother | 17 | Wheelwright | Crich |
Thomas | Shipston | brother | 33 | Stonemason | Crich |
Ina Alicia | Scarff | visitor (wdw) | 49 | Elementary School Teacher | Brighton |
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1918 Crich voters
George Shipstone, Crich; absent on military service.