Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
George Alec Mead
| Surname: | Mead |
| Forename: | George Alec |
| Age: | 22 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 11 May 1944 |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment / Service: | The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
| Service Number: | 6143656 |
| Cemetery: | Kohima War Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | 8. A. 9. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Charlie Alec and Edith Amy Mead, of Cobham, Surrey. Born in Cobham. Served with East Surrey Regiment before transferring to 1st Queen's. In December, 1942 the battalion joined 33rd Brigade, 7th Indian Division, later moving to the Arakan in Burma. On 3rd April, 1944 Japanese forces attacked Kohima in north-east India. 33rd Brigade was airlifted there. Killed on the day of the second and successful attack by the 1st Queen's on Jail Hill, Kohima. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | The attacks on Jail Hill, Kohima 7th Indian Infantry Division |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2601768/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 34 |
