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George Loveland 1875-1970, by Andrew Howard, published December 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 4, article, pp.180-183) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508854]
Preview:The recent surge of interest in the Great War leading to my involvement in setting up an exhibition on the theme in Petworth, and more particularly an appeal for information from my teenage grand-daughter for information on the role of her family in that conflict, all caused me to look more closely at my maternal grandfather's service in the Royal Navy. He was a great teller of yarns, and his five grandsons, my two brothers and I, and our two cousins, could all recall some of his tales. More importantly, his parchment service and conduct records, and his medals had all survived. So I had somewhere to start.
George LOVELAND was born in Pyrford, Surrey on 30th June 1875, son of a market gardener. By 1891 he had become an apprentice blacksmith in Sandhurst. Family legend has it that he ran away from home. However, he joined the Royal Marine Artillery on 27th August 1894, overstating his age by a year. His baptism certificate shows 1875.
George LOVELAND was born in Pyrford, Surrey on 30th June 1875, son of a market gardener. By 1891 he had become an apprentice blacksmith in Sandhurst. Family legend has it that he ran away from home. However, he joined the Royal Marine Artillery on 27th August 1894, overstating his age by a year. His baptism certificate shows 1875.