Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of George Henry Challoner a shoe maker, born 1859 in Leicester and his wife Ann J., a framework worker, born 1861 in Leicester. George Henry was born in 1884 in Leicester, his siblings were, Albert, born 1879, Clara E., born 1883, Thomas, born 1887 and Frank, born 1889, all his siblings were born in Leicester, in April 1891 the family home was at 15, Baker Street, Leicester. In March 1901 George was employed as a shoe trade finisher and was residing in the family home at 54, Fleet Street, Leicester, together with his father, now a shoe trade laster, his mother and siblings, Clara, Florence E., born 1891 and Charles W., born 1899, the latter two siblings were both born in Leicester. In April 1911 George was employed as a boot trade finisher and was residing in the family home at 101, Harrington Street, Leicester, together with his wife of nine years, Elizabeth L., a cigar maker, born 1884 in Leicester and their children, Horace, born 1904, Gladys, born 1906 and Ada, born 1910, all the children were born in Leicester, also residing with the family was his widowed father in law, Walter Edwin Pittard a boot trade finisher, born 1858 in Yeovil, Somerset and his brother in law, Albert Pittard, born 1898 in Leicester. In the January, February, March quarter of 1921, George’s widow Elizabeth married Henry Biggs, in the Leicester marriage registration district, they resided at 92, Harrington Street, Leicester. The War Diary pages for events from the 26th to the 31st October 1917 appear to have not been placed in the folder for October 1917, they must therefore be assumed to have been misplaced or lost, the comment that follows is quoted from the War Diary:- NOTE. The remaining portion of the October diary will be forwarded when the Battalion comes out of the line. (This entry was made under the last entry which was for the 26th October 1917).