George Albert Scorey was an English soldier and later policeman.
16 Facts About George Scorey
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George Scorey is best known as the rider of the white horse at the 1923 FA Cup Final, played between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923, the first FA Cup final to be played at the original Wembley Stadium, which became known as the "White Horse Final".
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George Scorey's mother worked as a charwoman before remarrying in 1903.
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George Scorey served as a trumpeter in the Second Anglo-Boer War, and remained in South Africa until 1905 as part of the colonial garrison.
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George Scorey was an escort when Tsar Nicholas II and other members of the Russian Royal Family visited England in 1909.
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George Scorey was promoted to the rank of sergeant and trumpet major shortly before his 11-year term of enlistment ended, and he re-enlisted in December 1909.
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George Scorey accompanied his regiment to France as part of the 5th Cavalry Brigade in the British Expeditionary Force when the First World War broke out in 1914.
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George Scorey served in the Battle of Mons and the First Battle of Ypres in 1914, the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, and the Battle of Arras in 1917.
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George Scorey remained in France and Belgium until August 1918.
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George Scorey finally left the British Army at the end of August 1919, after completing 21 years of service.
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George Scorey became a police constable in November 1919, and was quickly allocated to the mounted branch.
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George Scorey was part of the 200-strong reserve of police officers based at Wembley Park Road.
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The match eventually began 45 minutes late, after King George Scorey V had been escorted to the royal box.
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George Scorey was a trumpeter in the Metropolitan Police band, and he performed at horse shows.
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George Scorey won the King's Cup at the Royal Tournament at Olympia in 1928.
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George Scorey died from bronchial pneumonia at Brook Hospital in Greenwich.