George Dickinson was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, on November 18, 1879, the son of Robert Dickinson and Hannah (nee Barmingham) Dickinson, of Leeds, England. George would marry Beatrice Dickinson, of England. The couple immigrated to Canada in 1910. They first resided at 348 Brockar Street, Toronto, and later moved to Sarnia, first to 142 Elgin Street, and then to 383 Russell Street, Sarnia. George enlisted January 18, 1915 in Sarnia, recording his occupation as a plumber, and his marital status as married. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment, 34th Battalion, with the rank of Private. Approximately a year and a half after enlisting, George was invalided back to Sarnia, arriving on September 1st, 1916. One and a half years after his return to Sarnia, on March 6, 1918, George Dickinson would lose his life as a result of the effects of war. He died at Sarnia General Hospital, the cause of death officially listed as, Nephritis Chronic. Death a result from the effects of wounds and gas.
Private George Dickinson’s funeral in Sarnia was held with full military honours. The funeral was attended by the Sarnia Citizens Band, the Great War Veterans, the Sons of England, the Mayor and Council members, and representatives of the St. John’s Ambulance Society. His comrades acted as pallbearers, there was a firing party and the playing of the “Last Post.” The funeral parade route followed Plank Road to Mitton Street, onto Davis to Christina, then north, where they were met and saluted by the Collegiate Cadets at the corner of George and Christina Street. Thirty-eight year old George Dickinson is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G