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Private George Edward Wyatt

Portrait of a soldier wearing a peak hat. Chest pockets, buttons and collar dogs can be seen.

Pte. Wyatt
Ca. 1914. VAC. “George Wyatt.” CVWM. Accessed 22 March 2017.

CEF no. 124281

Private Wyatt was born in London, ON, on 27 April 1897. Before the First World War, he was employed as a pharmacist apprentice and had joined the 7th Fusiliers Regiment. On 2 November 1915, he volunteered for the CEF. Pte. Wyatt was twice wounded in action prior to being killed in action on 26 October 1917 while serving with the 43rd Btn. during the Battle of Passchendaele.

He is commemorated on page 354 of the First World War Book of Remembrance (Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill).

Grave: unknown.

Commemorated on: Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.