Atty (1983, vi) records that George lived in Gloucester and 'in the period 1953-63 devoted prodigous efforts to Gloucestershire entomology of most orders, especially fleas and beetles, tracking down original notebooks, lists and collections in various Museums... getting specimens identified by national experts, publishing summaries and collecting in many orders himself. Some of his specimens are in Gloucester Museum and some records are mentioned in Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club Proceedings, but much of the Coleoptera material was lost soon afterwards' (MD 8/17)