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L/Cpl. George Bernard Masterman
British Army 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Malton
(d.26th Sep 1917)
George Masterman was born 17 March 1889 in Westgate (Westow), Old Malton to John and Elizabeth Masterman. He married Ann Moody on 14 September 1916 at the Parish Church, Huttons Ambo, Yorkshire. In 1911 George was 22 years old and a Waggoner on a farm in Mennethorpe. He was a Lance Corporal of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. His Service Number was 28476. George died on 26th of September 1917, in Flanders aged 28. There is a memorial reference to him at the Tyne Cot Memorial. There is also a memorial in Westow which includes George's name.