Chief Petty Officer George Baker Bligh ST GEORGE (193-74-08)
United States Naval Reserve Force

Date of birth: 19th March 1892
Date of death: 5th October 1957

Died aged 65
Buried at St Mary's-in-Tuxedo Church Cemetery Grave
George Baker Bligh St George was born at 3 Clyde Road, Donnybank in Dublin on the 19th of March 1892 the eldest son of Howard Bligh St George JP, a gentleman, and Florence Evelyn (nee Baker) St George later of Coombe House, Kingston Hill in Surrey.

He was educated at Hazelwood School until July 1905 where he was a member of the Cricket XI in 1904 and 1905. The school magazine wrote the following on his 1904 cricket season: - "A very fine thrower, no bat as yet."

They wrote of his 1905 cricket season: - "Played several surprisingly good innings with greatly improved defence and fine batting. A fair bowler and good field and thrower."

He won the School Golf Championship in 1905. On leaving the school the magazine wrote of him: - "....goes to Eton. During his short stay with us he has made good progress in work and play, and done well in both Elevens."

He went on to Eton College, where he was in Mr Clarence Henry Kennett Marten's House and was a member of the First String Racquets team in 1910. He was appointed as Keeper of Racquets in 1911 and represented Eton in the Public Schools Championships at the Queen's Club that year. He went on to Trinity College Cambridge in 1911.

He emigrated in 1913 for a business career with the bank of J.P. Morgan in New York. While he was there he lived for some years with his grandfather, George F, Baker, at 258 Madison Avenue, New York.

He was married at St Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park, New York on the 14th of April 1917 to Katherine Delano (nee Price-Collier) of New York; they had a daughter, Priscilla Avenal Bligh born in 1919. The family lived at Tuxedo Park, Orange in New York.

He enlisted as a Private in the 11th Company, 9th Coastal Artillery Corps, New York Guard on the 5th of December 1917 before enlisting at the Recruiting Station in New York as a Chief Yeoman in the United States Naval Reserve Force on the 3rd of March 1918. he was deemed to be 40lbs underweight for overseas service and was posted to the Financial Branch of the US Naval Cable Censor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the 7th of March 1918. He was demobilised with an honourable discharge on the 1st of May 1919.

He was registered for the draft during the Second World War.

He died at the Regent Hospital, New York.

His brother, 2nd Lieutenant Howard Avenel Bligh St George, 1st Life Guards Household Cavalry was killed in action on the 15th of November 1914.
Went on to Eton College

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