Chester-le-Street Chronicle 08/12/1916
Pauline Priano has submitted the following:-
George Edward Larmouth, known as Edward, was born 1895 in Sacristan, County Durham one of 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl born to Joseph Larmouth and his wife Sarah Ann Whitney 1875 a native of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Joseph and Sarah Ann were married 1892 in Stockton-on-Tees, Joseph died in approximately 1901 leaving his widow with very young children, the youngest Sarah only a few months old. Sarah Ann remarried in the district of Lanchester in 1903 to James Hodgson and went on to have a further 3 children, a boy and two girls. In 1911 they were all living at Mary Pitt, South Medomsley, Dipton, George Edward’s step-father working as a hewer whilst he aged 16 years was a pony driver below ground. They had two boarders living with them, Robert Hodgson 28, probably James Hodgson’s brother and Peter Collonley, both hewers at the colliery.
George Edward enlisted in 1914 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and was assigned to the 11th Service Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as Private 19438, the battalion came under the orders of the 3rd Brigade, Ulster Division. After initial training they went to Bordon in early September 1915 and landed in France 3rd-6th October 1915 attached to the 109th Brigade, 36th Ulster Division. They were initially concentrated around Flesselles, north of Arras and sent in small groups to the front line to experience trench warfare conditions, attached to the 4th Division of the regular army. October 21st the Division was moved away from the fighting area to near Abberville where it spent most of the winter of 1915-1916 continuing training. The whole of the Division finally took over a complete section of the front line in February 1916 between the River Ancre and the Mailly-Maillet to Serre road. In the first week of March they extended the front line taking over the sector known as Thiepval Wood until in July the Battles of the Somme began. Private 19438 George Edward Larmouth Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was reported as not having been seen since July 1st 1916 and presumed dead however Private Larmouth does have a grave the original was found marked with a cross and buried on the battlefield., He is interred in Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France, grave XIII. D. 7 and was 20 years old.
All monies due to him were divided between his mother Sarah Ann and his brother Joseph. His mother received a pension and his awards of the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
News of his death reached his family less than four months after that of the death of his brother, Private 2566 Robert Larmouth Durham Light Infantry, killed in action in Belgium.
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace.
George Edward Larmouth is remembered at Craghead on C120.01 and C120.04
