1885 - 1917 (32 years)
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Name |
Richard Arthur Gilbert |
Birth |
1885 |
Marchington, Staffordshire, England [1, 2] |
Christening |
24 May 1885 |
Marchington, Staffordshire, England [3] |
- Name: Richard Arthur Gilbert
Baptism date: 24 May 1885
Baptism place: Marchington, St Peter
County: Staffordshire
Denomination: Anglican
Father's name: George Omar
Mother's name: Mary Ann
Abode: Marchington
Quality, Trade, or Profession: General labourer
Archive reference: D4182/1/4
Page: 79
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Gender |
Male |
Residence |
5 Apr 1891 |
Marchington, Staffordshire, England [4] |
Residence |
31 Mar 1901 |
Marchington, Staffordshire, England [2] |
Address: The Cottage Farm |
Occupation |
31 Mar 1901 [2] |
Agricultural labourer |
Residence |
2 Apr 1911 |
Derby, Derbyshire, England [5] |
Address: Hambleton Farm, Markeaton |
Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 [5] |
Cowman, for Addin Fletcher, farmer |
Military Service |
22 Oct 1916 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [6] |
- Enlisted: 6th North Staffordshire Regiment (31469)
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Death |
20 Dec 1917 |
France and Flanders [7, 8, 9] |
- Name: GILBERT, Richard A
Unit: York and Lancaster Regiment
Rank: Private
Number: 31469
Year: 1917
Volume: I.43
Page: 22
Record source: GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921)
Name: Richard Arthur Gilbert
Service number: 31469
Rank: Private
Regiment: York And Lancaster Regiment
Battalion: 14th (Service) (2nd Barnsley) Battalion.
Birth place: Uttoxeter, Staffs
Enlistment place: Uttoxeter
Death date: 20 Dec 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Death place: France and Flanders
Theatre of war: Western European Theatre
Supplementary Notes: FORMERLY 6785, NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT.
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Commemorated |
1923 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [10, 11] |
- R GILBERT
Memorial
St Peters Church Doorway (WMR 13406)
Marchington
Staffordshire
Over West Door at base of Tower
St Peters Church, Church Lane, Marchington, Staffordshire, ST14 8LJ
(Unveiled 1923)
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Burial |
Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France [9] |
- GILBERT, R A
Rank: Private
Service No: 31469
Date of Death: 20/12/1917
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Bn.
Grave Reference: I. F. 23.
Cemetery: ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Oma and Mary Ann Gilbert, of Marchington, Stafford; husband of Elizabeth Kate Gilbert, of Combridge, Uttoxeter, Staffs.
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Person ID |
I2868 |
Gilbert |
Last Modified |
23 Mar 2023 |
Father |
George Omar Gilbert, b. 1856, Marchington, Staffordshire, England d. 1928, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Mary Ann Whitehouse, b. 1861, Rocester, Staffordshire, England d. 1938, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
28 Dec 1880 |
Marchington, Staffordshire, England |
Family ID |
F784 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Elizabeth Kate Hill, b. 13 Nov 1877, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England d. 1957, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
8 Apr 1912 |
Rocester, Staffordshire, England [6, 12, 13] |
Children |
| 1. Arthur William Gilbert, b. 18 Mar 1914, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England d. 1998, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 83 years) |
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Family ID |
F3272 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
15 Mar 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 1885 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England |
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| Christening - 24 May 1885 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England |
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| Residence - 5 Apr 1891 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England |
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| Residence - Address: The Cottage Farm - 31 Mar 1901 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England |
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| Residence - Address: Hambleton Farm, Markeaton - 2 Apr 1911 - Derby, Derbyshire, England |
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| Marriage - 8 Apr 1912 - Rocester, Staffordshire, England |
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| Military Service - 22 Oct 1916 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
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| Death - 20 Dec 1917 - France and Flanders |
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| Commemorated - 1923 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
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| Burial - - Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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Pin Legend |
: Location
: City/Town
: District/Borough
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Documents |
| GILBERT, Richard A: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for Richard A GILBERT. He was a Private in the York and Lancaster Regiment. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk) |
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Sources |
- [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Gilbert, Richard Arthur; Mother's Maiden Surname: Taylor; GRO Reference: 1885 J Quarter in UTTOXETER Volume 06B Page 349 (accessed 13 Oct 2018).
- [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, Richard A; Birth year: 1886; Birth town: Marchington; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Uttoxeter; Parish: Marchington; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2635; Folio: 10; Page: 12 (accessed 25 Apr 2018).
- [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Gilbert, Richard Arthur; Baptism year: 1885; Father's name: George Omar; Mother's name: Mary Ann; Baptism place: Marchington, St Peter (accessed 4 Dec 2020).
- [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, Richard A; Birth year: 1885; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Uttoxeter; Parish: Marchington; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2195; Folio: 6; Page: 6 (accessed 30 May 2018).
- [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, Richard Arthur; Birth year: 1885; Birth place: Marchington Staffs; Reg dist: Belper; Parish: Markeaton; County: Derbyshire; Ref: RG14PN20948 RG78PN1248 RD436 SD1 ED5 SN71 (accessed 7 Apr 2018).
- [S24] UK, British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry), Gilbert, Richard Arthur; Birth: 1885; Location: Staffordshire; Regimental number: 31469 (accessed 26 Oct 2018).
- [S137] British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths And Burials (FindMyPast), Gilbert, Richard A; 1917; Archive reference: ARR1; Source: Gro War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 To 1921) (accessed 28 Nov 2018).
- [S85] Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 (FindMyPast), Gilbert, Richard Arthur; 1917; Service number: 31469; Rank: Private; Regiment: York And Lancaster Regiment (accessed 14 Apr 2021).
- [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Gilbert, R A; Country: France; Cemetery or memorial: Roclincourt Military Cemetery; Service number: 31469; Regiment: York and Lancaster Regiment; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018).
- [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Gilbert, R; Death year: 1917; County: Staffordshire; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020).
- [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Gilbert, R; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Marchington (accessed 17 Dec 2020).
- [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Gilbert, Richard A - Hill, Elizabeth K; 1912; Uttoxeter, Staffordshire; J Quarter; Volume: 6B; Page: 595 (accessed 15 Mar 2019).
- [S282] UK BMD (StaffordshireBMD) Marriages, Gilbert, Richard A - Hill, Elizabeth K; 1912; Region: East Staffordshire; Marriage venue: Rocester, St Michael (accessed 15 Mar 2019).
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