George William Hannant

1902 - 1940  (37 years)

• Name	George William Hannant
  Born	14 Dec 1902	Newtown, Wotton
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	26 Fir Grove Road, Sholing, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [2]
  	aircraft joiner
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	1 Pinegrove Rd, Scholing, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  Residence	23 Nov 1940	1 Pinegrove Rd, Scholing, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3]
  _UID	B1975ABD0A974D2E83278F0036FFEF12EA4B
  Died	23 Nov 1940
  Person ID	I22332	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	George John Hannant,   b. 1 Jul 1872, Melksham, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 1949, New Forest, Hampshire, England  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Edith Emma Wilkins,   b. 17 Jan 1873, Hound, Hampshire, England ,   d. 1945, Southampton, Hampshire, England  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1900	South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
  Family ID	F7927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Marion Anderson, B.E.M,   b. 5 Sep 1902, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 26 Jan 2002, Southampton, Hampshire, England  (Age 99 years)
  Married	1937	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F8133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  George William Hannant 23 Nov 1940 Anna Marion Anderson 26 Jan 2002

  
  

• Notes

  "Ernest Biggs and George Hannant were working together during the heaviest period of the blitz and were on their way to a garage fire caused by enemy action, when a heavy bomb burst near them. Hannant received injuries from which he later died and Biggs, badly hurt, had his right foot amputated. Although he was aware that he was fatally injured, Warden Hannant begged his fellow wardens to leave him and carry on with their fire-fighting job in order to save the district from further destruction. The two wardens had previously worked zealously in fire fighting bombs and they had also assisted in rescue operations. Hannant went to school at Sholing and, following an apprenticeship at Whites engineering and shipbuilding yard, was employed as an aircraft joiner. He had been married for three years and leaves a widow. He was a keen hockey and tennis player. Hannant joined the A.R.P. in September 1939." So uthern Evening Echo BBC - WW2 People's War - A Local Hero Died in the Assembly Hall of Itchen School (latterly Itchen College), which was then being used as a casualty clearing station, having been severely injured in his legs by a nearby bomb blast. George's wife, Marion, received the following letter from the Southern Regional Commissioner's Office: Dear Mrs Hannant I recently drew the attention of the Minister of Home Security to your late husband's gallant conduct on November 23, 1940 when during a heavy enemy air attack he courageously performed his duty in the face of the greatest danger, and in spite of the fact that he received serious injuries, which he knew to be fatal, he continued to encourage his colleagues in the performance of their duties. Mr Herbert Morrison felt that your late husband's courage and devotion to duty were deserving of high praise, and he took steps to bring the matter to the notice of His Majesty the King. I now have the pleasure of informing you, at the request of the Minister, that His Majesty has been graciously pleased to give orders for the publication of your late husband's name as having received an expresion of Commendation for his services. The notice will appear in a list to be published as a Supplement to the London Gazette on the evening of 28th February 1941. Yours sincerely Harold Butler Regional Commissioner No 6 (Southern region)

  
  

• Sources

  [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 3). [S228] Electoral Roll (Reliability: 4). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 3).