George Sidney Bloss

Formerly a Private with the Royal Pioneer Corps, George died on 21 January 1947, aged 45.

George was born at Lound in 1901, a son of George and Eleanor Eliza Bloss. He was baptised at Saint John the Baptist Church, Lound, on 29 September 1901. In 1911 they lived at Pond Farm Cottage, Herringfleet. 
By 1921 George was serving with 29 Battery Royal Garrison Artillery in Germany. Both of George’s parents died in the 1920s and, by 1939, his brother Thomas lived at Park Hill Fram, Oulton.

In late 1940 George married Margaret Dingle, this was registered in the Chippenham district. Later Margaret lived at Wilmington, 3 Kirkley Park Road. 

George enlisted in the Royal Engineers on 9 September 1939 and served with the 7th Railway Labour Company. In October 1939 his unit became the 10th Company Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps (later The Pioneer Corps) and George served in France and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. George was discharged on 12 January 1943. His death, in 1947, was registered in the North Walsham district.