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George Alva LovelockAge: 35 years19071942

Name
George Alva Lovelock
Given names
George Alva
Surname
Lovelock
Birth 24 October 1907 33 30
Text:

Kingston RD, ref 2a 438

Death of a paternal grandfatherElijah Lovelock
between July 1909 and August 1909 (Age 20 months)
Citation details: Kingston RD, ref 2a 204 (age 70)
Quality of data: primary evidence
Burial of a paternal grandfatherElijah Lovelock
18 August 1909 (Age 21 months)
Census 1911 (Age 3 years)

Note: 63 Bonner Hill Road, Kingston, Surrey, England
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy Clark
between January 1915 and March 1915 (Age 7 years)
Citation details: Kingston RD, ref 2a 819 (age 74)
Quality of data: primary evidence
Census 1921 (Age 13 years)

Note: Kingston upon Thames, Kingston RD, Surrey, England
MarriageMabel Alice YatesView this family
between October 1937 and December 1937 (Age 29 years)

Text:

Islington RD, ref 1b 526

Death 2 November 1942 (Age 35 years)
Burial
Note: George is also commemorated as 'Oliver Lovelock' on the War Memorial in St George's Graveyard, Methwold, Norfolk, England.
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 24 June 1903St James, Weybridge, Surrey, England
11 months
elder brother
3 years
himself
Family with Mabel Alice Yates - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: between October 1937 and December 1937

BirthGRO Index of Births
Text:

Kingston RD, ref 2a 438

Birth1939 Register at Findmypast
MarriageGRO Index of Marriages
Text:

Islington RD, ref 1b 526

DeathCommonwealth War Graves Commission website
Census

63 Bonner Hill Road, Kingston, Surrey, England RG14 PN3503 RD40 SD2 ED6 SN166

Thomas Lovelock;Head;36;Police Constable Metropolitan Police;Byfleet, Surrey Ada Lovelock;Wife, married 7 years;34;;Weybridge, Surrey Leslie Lovelock;Son;6;;Kingston, Surrey Alva Lovelock;Son;3;;Kingston, Surrey Lucy Lovelock;Mother, Widow;70;;Hickleton, Yorks

Census

Kingston upon Thames, Kingston RD, Surrey, England

Thomas Lovelock;1874;Byfleet, Surrey Ada E E Lovelock;1877;Weybridge, Surrey Thomas E L Lovelock;1904;Norbiton, Surrey Alma (sic) G Lovelock;1907;Surbiton, Surrey

Burial

George is also commemorated as 'Oliver Lovelock' on the War Memorial in St George's Graveyard, Methwold, Norfolk, England.

Note

Army Book imagery at FindmyPast shows that George enlisted from the Regular Army for the Tank Corps on 21 Aug 1924, when he was recorded as being 18 years and 302 days old. He was a Fitter's Mate by trade.

He was discharged on 20 Aug 1936, but the entry suggests that he re-enlisted on 9 Jan 1941. He joined the 3rd Kings Own Hussars, a tank regiment, and was a crew member of one of the 1029 tanks that the allies fielded in Operation Supercharge - the battle of El Alamein. According to research carried out by the late John Younge from Methwold George Alva was killed along with the rest of the crew on the first day of the battle when their tank took a direct hit.

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