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Private Percy Stanley Gilbert

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-08-01
Place of birth: Guernsey Channel Islands Guernsey
Next of kin: Bertha Gilbert, 30 Cross St., Oadby, Leicestershire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Stenographer
Occupation (normalized): Stenographic Secretary
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-05-11
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, VI. C. 43A.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 53233
Highest Rank: Private (18th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: “Died of Wounds” On the night of May 10th, 1916, he was badly wounded in the chest and left leg by shrapnel. He was evacuated to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, where he succumbed to his wounds at 9.20 o’clock the following morning.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 432350
LAC ID: 415395
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3519-S020
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Gilbert. Native of Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-08-04