Colour Sergeant William Forbes Gilson
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gilson,
William Forbes
Date of birth: 1877-05-01
Place of birth: India
Next of kin: Col.R.A.Gilchrist, Bowood, Beachboro Villas, Folkestone, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1934-05-25
Buried:
Regina Cemetery
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 16957
Highest Rank:
Colour Sergeant
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant-Colonel, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
- Colour Sergeant, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Uploader's Notes: previous service- Durham Lt Infantry
Uploader's Research notes:
7th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Lt.Colonal Army Canadian Infantry P P C L I Colour Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion G Company ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-12-06
Last modified: 2016-01-30