Birkitt, George
G. BIRKETT
George Birkitt (monument incorrect)
293566 Driver, Army Service Corps
484290 Private, 409 Agricultural Company, Labour Corps
Born 10th July 1894 at Grayingham
Son of George (a farm cattle man from Willoughton) and Harriet (nee Barnett of Laughton)
Family moved to Cleatham and later to Scotterthorpe
Worked as a horseman for Elizabeth Kirkham who farmed at Scotterthorpe
Enlisted at Scunthorpe on 23rd January 1917
Described as 5 feet tall weighing 108 pounds
Sent to a Bradford camp and 3 weeks later transferred to the R.A.S.C. at Blackheath
On 27th July 1917 transferred to 697 Agricultural Company, Labour Corps
Joined 409 Agricultural Company at Lincoln on 26th January 1918
Demobilised on 22nd January 1919
Married Alice Maud Bean of Escrick, Yorkshire on 23rd June 1925 at Laughton
Lived at 14 Mark Rise, Blyton
Had 12 children - Ethel, Arthur, Margaret, Norman, John W., George, Elizabeth, Ronald, Mary, Frank, Carol and Valerie
Died 29th July 1972 aged 78
Buried alongside his wife in Blyton churchyard