George Dodd (1897 - 1945)

Born 6 May 1897 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Janet Evelyn (Turnbull) Wellings — married 1927 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Died 1945 at about age 47 in Liverpool North, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George Dodd was born in Lancashire, England.

George was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on May 6, 1897. He was the first, of four children, born to John Dodd, and Mary Carty. His parents presented him for Baptism on June 23, 1897, at Saint Gabriel Church, in Liverpool. George married Janet Evelyn Turnbull in Liverpool, in 1927. The couple would have a daughter, Evelyn, in 1931.

George became a policeman who was decorated for Gallantry and Bravery. The first of these awards came from the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, where George received both a Proclamation, and Gold Medal for Bravery. The Proclamation reads as follows:

"For having, with great gallantry, rescued three women and two children who were trapped in a burning house, in Burnley Street, on the 22nd June, 1939.

His second decoration was received in Buckingham Palace, where he received the King's Police Medal for Gallantry, presented by the King.

George passed away in July, 1945 in Liverpool North. He was buried on July 23rd at West Derby Cemetery, Section B Grave 910.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F76-K9G : accessed 21 October 2015)], George Dodd, 1897; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Liverpool, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906 (Free Ancestry Image).

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9K2-C8S : accessed 21 October 2015)], George Dodd in household of John S Dodd, Seaforth, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Crosby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTP-HWG : accessed 21 October 2015)], George Dodd, West Derby, Old Swan Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZB-JKXJ : accessed 21 October 2015)], Janet E Turnbull and null, 1927; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• 1939 England and Wales Register for George Dodd (Free Ancestry Image)

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCM-H769 : accessed 21 October 2015)], George Dodd, 1945; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Liverpool North, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 for George Dodd (Free Ancestry Image)

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