261837 Pte. George Lingard British Army 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment from:Middle Rasen George Lingard was born in Middle Rasen in 1896; his parents were James and Mary Ann. James and his brother were farmers. George was the youngest and had three older brothers: John, Joseph, and James. When George went to war, he left his father James alone to run the farm. He was promised help but it never came, so he lost part of the farm, Prospect Farm and Low Lane Farm, Middle Rasen.
George enlisted in 7th Lincolnshire Regiment and ended up becoming a POW in a camp in Belgium. After the war, George went with his Regiment to Ireland and did not return until 1925, when he married Ethel Ivy Smith in springtime 1925.
There was also George Reuben Lingard, a distant relative living in Market Rasen who also served with the military during WW1. The story he told was that whilst on parade one day, his name was called and someone shouted that “he has died”, and George shouted “No, I have not”. He died in Liege Hospital on 9th November 1918.
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