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Second Lieutenant GEORGE HOCKEN MASSEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"A" Bty. 53rd Bde.

Date of Death

Died 27 June 1916

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CERISY-GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY

II. L. 21.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Horatio Arthur and Mary Judith Massey. Born in New Zealand. His improvements in horse stands were adopted by the Royal Artillery. His brother John Hamon Massey MC also fell.
  • Personal Inscription GREAT WAS HIS SOUL IN ITS STAY GREATER STILL IN ITS GOING AWAY
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CERISY-GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 745
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