Captain George Rothwell
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Prince of Wales's Own (Wets Yorkshire Regiment)
8th battalion (Leeds Rifles) (Territorial)
Capt George Rothwell Nevitt
Killed in Action - 28th November 1917
Harrogate Herald - 19th December 1917
Roll of Honour
Captain G R Nevitt (West Yorks), who was killed in action
on November 28th, was the younger son of the late Mr J G Nevitt,
surgeon, Leeds, and Mrs Nevitt, Harrogate, (and brother of Miss
Nevitt, of the Inette Salon). He was shot through the head by a
sniper., whom he had engaged with rifle grenades, and killed
instantaneously. Prior to receiving his commission in October, 1914,
he assisted with the Harrogate Defence League.
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