George was born at 18 Fowler Street and baptised at Holy Trinity Church the following month. He was the son of Thomas Hine and Elizabeth (nee Green). The family later moved to Frances Street and in 1901, when living at Heys Lane, George commenced work as an apprentice painter. On August 16, 1910 he married Ellen Green at St Cuthbert’s Church and their daughter, Edna, was born two years later. Later the family moved to 8 Snape Street and George worked as a painter for Jackson Wild and he was a member of the town’s St John Ambulance Brigade. On the outbreak of war he was part of the second group of ambulance men to enlist and receiving his basic training at Dover. On the evening of May 11, 1915, he was amongst a group of R.A.M.C. men who went swimming at the Sea Front Baths. Although he was a non-swimmer one of his friends, Private George Henry Cook, was going to teach him. George had just walked into the shallow end of the pool when his head fell back and he died. An inquest was held and recorded that the death was due to heart failure due to shock when entering the water. [Information researched and kindly provided by Tony Foster. Portrait photograph also courtesy of Tony Foster.]