100400 Pte. George William Thurley Army 1st Btn. Dorsetshire Regt from:26 Eden Grove, Islington London i am looking for imformation on my grandfather Ive tried every ave but cant seem to trace him , he was born in islington london around 1894 his father was called charles thurley a platelayer, his mother was mary thurley nee hollister, george joined the army and in 1918 / 1920 he was stationed in northern ireland in a barracks called embrigton barracks in derry city nth ireland here he met my grandmother a nellie evans who he then married in may 1920 at all saints church near his barracks , they both went to england were they had 3 children all girls my grandmother returned to derry a few years later around 1930,s but on her own george did not make any attempt to contact any of his childern ,all of whom are now dead but they all married and had families of their own. georges wife nellie died on boxing day 1957. any info on george would be great
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