George
Sidney
Burch
Born in Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Burch
and Florence Kate (Barling) Burch
Brother of
Mildred Kate (Burch) Swain and Albert Charles Burch
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 32
in Flanders, Belgium [uncertain]
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George Burch was Killed in Action during World War I.
Biography
- England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription
- First name(s) GEORGE SIDNEY
- Last name BURCH
- Birth year 1885
- Birth quarter 3
- District EAST ASHFORD
- County Kent
- Country England
- Volume 2A
- Page 773
- Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
- Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
- Record collection Births & baptisms
- Collections from Great Britain
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- Kent Baptisms Transcription
- First name(s) George Sidney
- Last name Burch
- Birth day 2
- Birth month Aug
- Baptism year 1885
- Baptism day 30
- Baptism Month Aug
- Relationship Son of
- Father's first name(s) Charles
- Mother's first name(s) Florence Kate
- Parent's occupation Clerk, Coal Depot
- Residence Ashford
- Place Bonnington
- County Kent
- Record source Bonnington baptisms 1681-1911
- Record set Kent Baptisms
- Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
- Record collection Births & baptisms
- Collections from Great Britain
- Kent Family History Society
- copyright Kent Family History Society
- 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- Frith Road, Aldington, East Ashford, Kent, England
- Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- Charles Burch Head Married Male 32 1859 Baker Kent
- Kate Burch Wife Married Female 27 1864 - Kent
- George Burch Son - Male 5 1886 Scholar Kent
- Mildred Burch Daughter - Female 2 1889 - Kent
- Mary Spinner Aunt Widow Female 75 1816 Living On Her Own Means Kent
- 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- The Frith, Village, Aldington, East Ashford, Kent, England
- Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- Charles Burch Head Married Male 41 1860 Labourer In Rock Quarry Aldington, Kent
- Kate Burch Wife Married Female 37 1864 - Ruckinge, Kent
- George Burch Son Single Male 15 1886 Labourer In Rock Quarry Aldington, Kent
- Mildred Burch Daughter Single Female 12 1889 - Aldington, Kent
- Albert Burch Son Single Male 8 1893 - Aldington, Kent
- 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- Blomfield Villas Bonnington Hythe Kent, Bonnington, Kent, England
- Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
- Charles Burch Head Married Male 52 1859 General Labourer On Farm Aldington Kent
- Florance Kate Burch Wife Married 26 (3,3,0) Female 47 1864 - Ruckinge Kent
- George Burch Son Single Male 25 1886 General Labourer Farm And Bricklayer Aldington Kent
- Mildred Kate Burch Daughter Single Female 22 1889 Dressmaking Occasionally Aldington Kent
- Albert Charles Burch Son Single Male 18 1893 General Labourer On Arm Aldington Kent
- James Alfred Bensted Boarder Single Male 35 1876 Gardener Domestic Orlestone Kent
- British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription
- First name(s) George Sidney
- Last name Burch
- Service number 70770
- Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
- Event year 1916
- Age 30
- Birth year 1886
- Residence town Ashford
- Residence county Kent
- Series WO 363
- Record set British Army Service Records 1914-1920
- Category Military, armed forces & conflict
- Record collection First World War
- Collections from Great Britain
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- Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription
- First name(s) GEORGE SIDNEY
- Last name BURCH
- Service number 70770
- Rank GUNNER
- Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
- Birth place SOUTH WILLESBOROUGH, KENT
- Enlistment place ASHFORD
- Death year 1917
- Death day 9
- Death month 11
- Cause of death Killed in action
- Death place France & Flanders
- Theatre of war Western European Theatre
- Category Military, armed forces & conflict
- Record collection First World War
- Collections from Great Britain
- Soldiers Died in the Great War database © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2010
- BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY - Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
- Commonwealth War Dead 1914-1918
- BURCH, Gunner, GEORGE SIDNEY, 70770. 293rd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. 9th November 1917. Age 32. Son of Charles and Kate Burch, of 103, Gladstone Rd., South Willsborough, Ashford, Kent. Native of Aldington, Ashford. VI. B. 27.[1]
- BURCH G
- Gunner 70770 George Sidney BURCH. 293rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Died 9th November 1917 aged 32 years. Born 2nd August 1885 at the Good Intent, Public House, Frith Road, Aldington, Kent. Son of Charles and Kate Burch of 103 Gladstone Road, South Willesborough. Buried in the Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium. Grave reference VI.B.27.
- The Good Intent Public House has also been called the Black Rabbit. George was related to F.A Barling who appears on the Ashford and Aldington lists.
- The Ashford Absentee Voters List for 1918 gives –
- Frith Road, Aldington
- Private 33665 Frederick BURCH. East Surrey Regiment
- Private 5925 Thomas BURCH. Royal Sussex Regiment[2]
SOUTH EASTERN AND CHATHAM RAILWAY
Dover Marine Station ROLL OF HONOUR The Great War 1914 – 1919
David W Hughes and Neil R Clark 2006
- BURCH, GEORGE SIDNEY. Gunner, 70770.
- 293rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Died Friday 9 November 1917. Aged 32.
- Born ‘The Good Intent,’ Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent 2 August 1885.
- Enlisted Ashford, Kent 9 December 1915.
- Resided South Willesborough, Ashford, Kent.
- Son of Charles and Kate Burch (neé Barling) of 103 Gladstone Road, South Willesborough, Ashford, Kent.
- Buried Bard Cottage Cemetery, Boezinge, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
- Grave Ref: VI.B.27.
- Also commemorated on the Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, Great War parish tribute, which is in the form of a memorial plaque above the organ in the parish church of St. Mary’s, and on the Ashford Railway Works Rolls of Honour, which is in the safe keeping of Ashford, Kent, Library.
- Formerly Private, (Ashford Company), 5th Battalion, (Territorial Force) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Discharged Termination of Service 15 February 1913. Pre his army enlistment, Henry was employed by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway Company as a Viceman.
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