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246083 Lt. George Pierce Armstrong British Indian Army 34th Sikh Pioneers from:Bude, Cornwall (d.2nd July 1915) George Armstrong was born on 6th December 1891 in Southampton, son of George & Sarah Mary Anne Armstrong of Marhamchurch, Bude, Cornwall, his father was a Captain, master of the Hospital Carrier SS Hildonan Castle. He was educated at Bedford Modern School, Cheltenham School and Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. On 6th September 1911 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and appointed to the Indian Army, joining the 34th Sikh Pioneers on 17th November 1912. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 6th December 1913. At the outbreak of war he travelled with two units from Bombay and arrived in France in October 1914. He was wounded at Festaubert on 23rd of November 1914. He was killed in action on 2nd of July 1915 age 23 years and is buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery, France. He is remembered in the Sandhurst Royal Military College Chapel. He was a pupil of Bedford Modern School 1900-09, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. The Old Boys of this School who, as in duty bound, laid down their lives in a great cause. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**