On the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium is the name of 2659 Private George Hunter Trotter, serving with the 1st/7th Battalion  Northumberland Fusiliers who died 29/05/1915.

David Thompson has submitted the following:-

George Hunter Trotter, born in 1893, was the son of William and Margaret Trotter, of Hope Terrace, Amble, Northumberland.

He enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.

A letter from his officer, Captain H. R. Smail said:

‘It is with regret that I have to inform you of the death of your son, Private G. H. Trotter, which took place on the 29 May, at about 8 p.m.  In looking over the parapet of our trench a stray bullet hit him on the head and death was instantaneous.  We laid him to rest alongside a friend of his, Private Glass, and conducted a short service.  A little cross, marks the spot.  His deafness was a handicap to him, and that affliction had been made worse by a shell exploding near him a few days before.  I was unaware he was deaf on leaving England and had intended on coming out of the trenches to see about his discharge.  His effects will be sent home in due course.  Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss.  Captain H. R. Smail, 7th Northumberland Fusiliers.’

George Hunter Trotter is remembered in Amble on A13.01, A13.07 and A13.11 and in the Battalion History.