George was killed by a splinter from a stray shell as he stood by a lorry at a new position in the British advance during the German retreat of 1918. An Officer wrote that his death was instantaneous. Lieutenant Barker wrote that George was "always ready for any duty he was called upon to perform and could be relied upon to do it thoroughly". On the 27/10/1918 in Buchanan St East United Congregational Church the Reverend Donald McIntosh spoke of Georges "fine character and ability and the loss the church had sustained by his death". He was the secretary of the local branch of the Amalgamated Union of Co-Op Employees and was a member of the Burgh National Health Insurance Committee. Grave photo kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE
here. See Directory for George's brother-in-law William Chapman's page. George is also remembered at the Chapman Family Plot in Old Monkland Cemetery (see photos) and in the St. Augustine's Parish (book) Roll of Honour. See photos for George's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clippings x 3, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report x 2, Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, George's Pension Records x 3 and the Royal Garrison Artillery Cap Badge. George's grave inscription reads "HIS MEMORY IS SWEETNESS BEYOND EXPRESSION LOVED AND REMEMBERED".
