Brine G W Pte 204395 6th Wiltshire Regiment
BRINE, GEORGE WILLIAM, Private, No. 204395, 6th (Service) Battn. The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regt.), 8. of George Brine, of Marston Magna; b. Marston Magna, co. Somerset, 12 Feb. 1895; educ. County Council School there; was employed on the Great Western Railway; enlisted in the Wiltshire Regt. 30 April, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 12 Feb. 1918; was taken prisoner 23 March, and died a prisoner of war at Gelsenkerchin, Germany, 29 Dec. 1918, of pneumonia and paralysis of the heart. Buried in Gelsenkerchin Cemetery. A comrade wrote: “George was a very patient fellow during his illness, and a better chum no one could wish for. He was liked by all who knew him, for though in captivity, his cheery disposition won him many friends, and before taken ill he tried to make everyone around him happy, despite the trying circumstances we were in.” He m. at Marston Magna Parish Church, 18 April, 1917, Edith Lili Lilian (Broadway, (Broadway, Market Lavington), dau. of Henry Arnold; s.p.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5