Private 15823 George Hastings

Private 15823 George Hastings, West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment

Killed in action in France 7 Oct 1916 aged 18

• Named on the Thiepval Memorial
• Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of George and Emma Hastings
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Pte Hastings
• Thiepval Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment

Census and Family Information

• Born Jul qtr 1898 Coleshill
• Lived in Packington Lane, Coleshill
• At school aged 12 [1911 census]