| Surname: | Jay |
| Initials: | G |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/416 |
| Notes: | MFP. Died of wounds. He was born in Hackney, enlisted in Aldershot and resided in Holloway. No inscription on gravestone. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First Served abroad (1) France, 1/11/1914 to 23/3/18. Info from Pension Index Cards:- 45. Jay, Rosina, 24 Devonshire Road, Holloway, London N 7, P/416 A/Cpl, George Jay, MFP. Also:- W1. Jay, George, P/416,MFP, A/Cpl, 24/3/18 died of wounds Widow, Rosina, 24 Devonshire Road Holloway London N 7.1933 DEAD 12/2/34, MJ.8194, 18/4/18 widow awarded £5 grant. Children Gladys Maud Jay, born 22/4/05, Doris Isabel Jay, born, 13/4/09 Irene Winifred Jay, born 19/9/11, Kathleen Vera Jay, born 14/4/17, 14/10/18 widow awarded 35/- per week pension. In March 1918, No.3 Traffic Control Company was based in or near Ypres. On 24th March 1918 george was morally wounded in action, and died the same day. Sadly, the circumstances of his death were not recorded. On 26th March, Captain Norman Kirby Peace, MC, wrote to Rosina (Cpl Jay's wife). My dear Madam It is with the most profound regret that I have to transmit to you the unhappy news that your husband ws most serverly wounded about midday on thel24th inst. & succumbed to his wounds about two hours later. I feel his loss very severly for, not only by myself, but by everyone who came in touch with him, he eas regarded as the very esence of courage and devotion. he joiuned by company a year ago, and during that time by his untiring devotion to duty and his fealess bravery, he carried with him the men under him, and won the confidence and deepest respect of his officers. He was buriefd yesterday, in a little field cemetery close to the spot where he fell and with the full honours of a brave soldier. I wish to extend to you my very deepest sympathy and condolences in this terrible bereavement, and to assure your that he was a man most beloved. Yours sincerely N.K.Peace Capt. Commdg, No. 3 Traffic Control Coy, |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Military Medal (London Gazette: 30234 Page: 8422 Aug. 16, 1917) |
| Citation: | France & Flanders No.3 Traffic Control Company. The Corps Commander, 2nd ANZAC, has recognised the services of No. P/4176 A/Cpl George Jay, by awarding him the Military Medal. On the 5th June 1917, A/Cpl Jay was on traffic duty on a road which was being shelled. There was a convoy of lorries containing Gas Cylinders, one of which had bee struck by a shell, and there were several casualties - including two deaths. Cpl Jay got the remaining lorries out of the way without delay and sent for ambulances. He then assisted in rendering first aid to the wounded men and stayed with them until the ambulances arrived. Having seen the wounded men removed in the ambulances, Cpl. Jay removed the bodies of the men who had been killed, and took charge of their offects. He then resumed his patrol on the road which was bein subject to heavy fire. |
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| Date of Death: | March 24, 1918 |
| Company: | 3 TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPANY |
| CWGC Link: | 99131 |
| Cemetery: | YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY, BELGIUM 🇧🇪 |
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