Thank you to Jim Edwards for this research.
George William Jerome was born in Dorking on 8th Dec 1895 and baptised at St Martin’s 8th January 1896. He attended Dorking High School from 1905 to 1910. He joined the Royal West Surrey Regiment (241970) in May 1916 when service had become compulsory and went to France in September 1917, in the 10th Battalion. In November, he went to Italy, returning to France only a short time before he was mortally wounded by a machine gun bullet on 24th March 1918. He is commemorated on the Arras memorial. He was the eldest son and lived at the shop at 1 South Street in 1901 and 1911, with his parents William, a hairdresser, and Georgina Elizabeth.
| Born | Dorking, Surrey | |
| Lived | Plumstead, Kent | |
| School | Dorking High School (now Ashcombe) | |
| Son of | William and Georgina Elizabeth Jerome of 1 South Street, Dorking | |
| Regiment | 10th Battalion. The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment | |
| Number | T/241970 | |
| Date of Death | 24th March 1918 | |
| Place of Death | France | |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action | |
| Age | 23 | |
| Memorial | Arras Memorial, France |
