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Cpl. George Winters
British Army 16th (Cardiff City) Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Pengam
(d.19th Aug 1917)
Corporal George Winters aged 21, died 100 years ago tonight near Boesinghe, a small village north of Ypres. The war diary entry says "Quiet day. Some shelling of the Canal Bank during the night. Casualties killed 2OR." George 23676 and Private Tom McCarthy 23683 were those 2 other ranks, but only officers had their names recorded in the diary.
He was my Grandfather's younger brother and in 1911, aged 14 he was living at home and working down the mines alongside his 71 year old father and his 2 older brothers. In 1915 aged 19, he joined the Cardiff City Pals, the 16th Welsh Btn. He had survived heavy fighting in 1916 on the Somme and 1917 in Ypres. They fought under Major-General C G Blackader at Pilkem Ridge from 30th July until 5th August.
Very little was spoken about the war and there were no photographs, stories, letters or mementos in our house. My Grandfather was very bitter and he would not stay in the same room as a German throughout his life.
