Timmins, George: Service no. 746180

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Family Search: George W. Timmins was born on 30 November 1882, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. He married May Vaughan Dunn in 1905, in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1905 and lived in Ontario, Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as clerk in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. He died on 27 October 1974, at the age of 91.

For an excellent resource about this soldier I refer you to the book “The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916 – 18: Kiss the kids for dad. Don’t forget to write.” edited by Y. A. Bennett. Available in hard, soft and e-book copy.

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Reg number	746180
Name	Timmins, George
Rank	Lance Corporal
Year of Birth	2/24/1905
Date of Death	10/24/1974
Cemetery
Cemetery location
Country of birth	England
Home Country	Canada
City born	Birmingham County, Staffordshire, England
Address	460 Albert St. Oshawa, ON
Enlistment Date	3/21/1916
Drafted?
Enlistment place	Oshawa
Origin Unit	116th Battalion
Pre war Unit
Final Bn	18th
Ship	SS Olympic
Date in England	7/31/1916
Date in France
Date w 116	3/21/1916
Left 116th	10/5/1916
Married	yes
Occupation	clerk
Wounded date	8/9/1918
Wound type/Death particuolars	GSW Thigh, buttock, through and through
KIA
DOW
Died other
Missing/Presumed Dead
Wounded	yes
Sick
PTSD
Medals
Vimy
Vimy area
Raid
Hill 70
Pass
Amiens
Parvillers
Boiry
Canal
Other
Unit History	116th to 18th
Other details	D Coy, 1 boy, 2 girls (1, 8, 10), appointed lance copl
Field Punishment
FP Details
Gravestone
Underage
Medically Unit
Deserter
Undesirable
Casualty Description