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Richard Arthur Gilbert

Male 1885 - 1917  (32 years)


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  • Name Richard Arthur Gilbert 
    Birth 1885  Marchington, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 24 May 1885  Marchington, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Gender Male 
    Residence 5 Apr 1891  Marchington, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Marchington, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    The Cottage Farm 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [2
    Agricultural labourer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Hambleton Farm, Markeaton 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [5
    Cowman, for Addin Fletcher, farmer 
    Military Service 22 Oct 1916  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Enlisted: 6th North Staffordshire Regiment (31469)
    Death 20 Dec 1917  France and Flanders Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Commemorated 1923  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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)
    Burial Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Person ID I2868  Gilbert
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2023 

    Father George Omar Gilbert,   b. 1856, Marchington, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1928, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Whitehouse,   b. 1861, Rocester, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1938, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1880  Marchington, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Kate Hill,   b. 13 Nov 1877, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 8 Apr 1912  Rocester, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 13
    Children 
     1. Arthur William Gilbert,   b. 18 Mar 1914, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1998, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F3272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1885 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 24 May 1885 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Apr 1891 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    The Cottage Farm - 31 Mar 1901 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England
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    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Hambleton Farm, Markeaton - 2 Apr 1911 - Derby, Derbyshire, England
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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Apr 1912 - Rocester, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 22 Oct 1916 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Dec 1917 - France and Flanders Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommemorated - 1923 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    GILBERT, Richard A: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    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)

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    3. [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).

    4. [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).

    5. [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).

    6. [S24] UK, British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry), Gilbert, Richard Arthur; Birth: 1885; Location: Staffordshire; Regimental number: 31469 (accessed 26 Oct 2018).

    7. [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).

    8. [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).

    9. [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).

    10. [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Gilbert, R; Death year: 1917; County: Staffordshire; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020).

    11. [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Gilbert, R; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Marchington (accessed 17 Dec 2020).

    12. [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).

    13. [S282] UK BMD (StaffordshireBMD) Marriages, Gilbert, Richard A - Hill, Elizabeth K; 1912; Region: East Staffordshire; Marriage venue: Rocester, St Michael (accessed 15 Mar 2019).