Letter in the Whitchurch Herald 19th August 1916 received by Mr and Mrs Hales regarding the death of their son, George Albert Hales
"George Hales had been in the trenches for three months when he was admitted to No 18 General Hospital, Etaples, France, at the end of July suffering from shell shock, he was making good progress towards recovery when he suddenly collapsed and died of heart failure on the 11th August."
Whitchurch Herald 19th August 1916