Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Saxby
George Scrace Saxby
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: SAXBY, George Scrace
Status: Died
Address: Twickenham House
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Regiment: London Regiment
Chronology: from January 1915, France
Cause of Death: Killed
Place at death: France
Date of death: 22 April 1917
Age at Death: 34
Family Details: Son of George and Emily E. Saxby, of Twickenham House, Abingdon.
Buried or Commemorated: Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France.
Reference: Plot II. Row P. Grave 25.
There are entries in the Roll of Honour for other Abingdon men with this surname. To find them go to
George Saxby, his father, owned and lived at Twickenham House on East St Helen Street. There is a detailed article about the house published by the AAAHS on their "Abingdon Buildings and People" website. To read the full article, use the link below and then ensure that you click on the "long history" in the tabs at the top of the article.
https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/abingdon_buildings/20-east-st-helen-street-twickenham-house
Original scans from the WW1 Families Collection
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