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GEORGE EDWIN CHISSELL

Died : 29 Oct 1917
Rank : Captain
Service no at death:
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Surname: CHISSELL
Forename: GEORGE EDWIN
Initials: G E
Date of Birth 02 Apr 1890
Place of BirthOakley, Canford
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
Address Oakley House, Wimborne
Schools attended Wimborne Grammar School Middlesex Hospital
Employment / tradeMedical student, doctor
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents - Tom Chissell and Sarah Ridout. Grandparents - Thomas Chissell (1822-1882) and Ellen Topp (1824-1888)
Spouse Name
NotesGeorge brothers Percy John, Reginald Carl and Gordon Frank Chissell also served but all survived.
Regiment at call-upRoyal Army Medical Corps
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upCaptain
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsRoyal Army Medical Corps attached to 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Mentioned in dispatches 1917. Awarded Military Cross - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in tending the wounded both of his own battalion and others and organising evacuation. He worked continuously in the open for 24 hours under heavy shell and machine gun fire. When battalion relieved he remained until last man of his brigade had been taken away" Gazettes 17 Dec 1917 & 23 Apr 1918.
Other rankLieutenant
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death27
Date of death 29 Oct 1917
Regiment at deathRoyal Army Medical Corps
Battalion at death
Rank at deathCaptain
Circumstances of deathGeorge Chissell was wounded at Gheluvelt while coming out of action at Festubert and died of wounds the next day.
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of deathBelgium
Location of graveLIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
PositionXXI. BB. 10.
Other memorialsNamed on brass plaque inside Canford Magna Church Noted in Masonic Roll of Honour Wooden Memorial in hall of Queen Elizabeth School
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