Harold Leonard GEORGE

1895 - 1941  (46 years)

• Name	Harold Leonard GEORGE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	6 Jan 1895	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12]
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	1901	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4]
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	56, Atherley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	2 Apr 1912  [12]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	2 Apr 1912  [12]
  	8587, Harold Leonard George
  	Name: Harold Leonard George Date of Birth: 6/1/1895 Date Joined OS: 2/4/1912 Date Left OS: 1/2/1934 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet
  _MILT	1914  [9, 10]
  	1212, 100341, Trooper, Hampshire Yeomanry, 521701, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  CA1915	1 Oct 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Tpr, Hants Yeomanry
  Occupation	1 Oct 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	AOP, Southampton
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [11]
  	Serving with His Majesty's Forces
  	Name: Harold L George Rank: TCA Employment: Serving with His Majesty's Forces Division: Engraving &c Category: Temporary Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 5s 0d
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	56, Atherley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Clerk, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship:
  1939 Register	1939	19, Pewsey Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  Commonwealth War Grave	8 Jul 1941	War Memorial Adanac Park, Southampton
  	Civilian Harold Leonard George
  Death	8 Jul 1941	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 12]
  	Pewsey Place Shelter
  Person ID	I49174	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Leonard Henry GEORGE,   b. 15 Oct 1866, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 26 Jan 1940, 19, Pewsey Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gertrude Maria STERRY,   b. 15 Jul 1869, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 8 Jul 1941, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Family ID	F1188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Harold Leonard George was born in 1895 in Southampton the child of Leonard Henry George and Gertrude Maria Sterry. His father was a draughtsman at Ordnance Survey. Harold and his mother were both killed when bombs fell on the Pewsey Place Shelter in Southampton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S176] Ancestry.com, UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945, (Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Harold Leonard George [S155] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Record for Harold Leonard George [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Record for Gertrude M George [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1074; Folio: 114; Page: 27. Record for Leonard H George [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 5991; Schedule Number: 277. Record for Leonard Henry George [S194] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2309F. Record for Harold L George http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2521696&indiv=try [S283] Ordnance Survey Civilians 1915, A list of Civilian Assistants of Ordnance Survey serving in His Majestys Forces. Compiled 25 June 1915. Transcribed from an original document held in the archives of the Charles Close Society by Clive Boocock 2021 Details: 1921 Census. [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards. Record for Harold L George https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1262&h=3394713&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 479. Record for Harold L George https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5119&h=3807406&indiv=try Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.