Every Name a Story
In Stockton on Tees (Durham Road) Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of 2831/S Stoker George Thomas Illing. serving on H.M.S, Cove with the Royal Naval Reserve who died 20/04/1915.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Illing and the husband of Florence May Illing, of 11, Commercial Street, Stockton on Tees. He was born at Thornaby.
(This grave also contains the burial of his wife’s later husband, who also died in service, both being commemorated on a single headstone, see also Stoker P. Franklin, died 4th March 1919).
George Thomas Illing is remembered at Stockton in S138.18 page 29 and and in our List of Ships’ Crews.