Relton G L Lt 1st East Surrey Regiment
LIEUTENANT G. L. RELTON
1ST BATTALION THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT
GERALD LYONS RELTON was the third and youngest son of Arthur John Relton, Manager of the Guardian Assurance Company, and of Geraldine Victoria his wife.
He entered the School in 1905, and left in 1908. He was at first a Land Agent, and later received a Commission in the 3rd Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment (Special Reserve). He passed into the Regular Army by Examination, and was transferred to the 1st Battalion, with which, on the outbreak of War, he went to France. In the Battle of the Aisne, on the Chivres spur, above Missy-sur-Aisne, he received three bullet wounds, and died almost directly after being carried back, on the evening of September 14th, 1914. Age 23.
A report from an Officer in the French War Office stated:-
“It may be of interest to record that it was the general opinion of all, that if any senior Officer had seen what he had done, he would have been recommended for a reward. He led his men with courage and common sense, taking them right up to the German trench before he fell, and his loss is deeply regretted.”
Source : Memorials Of Rugbeians Who Fell In The Great War Vol 1