George Wildgoose

Male18 May 1891–1 August 1917

Brief Life History of George

When George Wildgoose was born on 18 May 1891, in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, William Imlah Wildgoose, was 26 and his mother, Ann Saint Simpson, was 25. He died on 1 August 1917, in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

William Imlah Wildgoose
1865–1937
Ann Saint Simpson
1865–
George Wildgoose
1891–1917
Belle WILDGOOSE
–1949
James WILDGOOSE
Lizzie WILDGOOSE
William WILDGOOSE
1894–
Helen Jane Johnstone Wildgoose
1895–1985
Henrietta (Etta) WILDGOOSE
1898–
Elsie WILDGOOSE
1915–1995
Charles WILDGOOSE
1922–2002

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  • CWGC

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Siblings (9)

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World Events (1)

1914

Age 23

Germany invades. The Belgian army holds position behind Yser river until 1918.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English wilde gos ‘wild goose’. In most languages and cultures of Europe geese were and are proverbial for aggressive but ill-directed behavior.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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