John Gilbert

1893 - 1916  (23 years)

• Name	John Gilbert
  Birth	1893	Marchington, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	5 Mar 1893	Marchington, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Name: John Gilbert Baptism date: 5 Mar 1893 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: Labourer Archive reference: D4182/1/4 Page: 92
  Gender	Male
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Marchington, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Birch Cross
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Blounts Hall
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [4]
  	Farm servant, for Mary Emma Watson and family
  Military Service	9 Aug 1915	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Enlisted: 11th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment (4618577)
  Death	15 Dec 1916	Mesopotamia   [6, 7]
  	Name: John GILBERT Rank: A/SGT. Initials: J Birth place: Marchington, Staffs Residence: Marchington, Staffs Enlisted: Uttoxeter, Staffs Regiment, Corps etc.: Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) Battalion etc.: 7th Battalion. Number: 18577 Date died: 15 December 1916 How died: Killed in action Theatre of war: Mesopotamia GILBERT, JOHN Rank: Serjeant Service No: 18577 Date of Death: 15/12/1916 Age: 23 Regiment/Service: North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Bn. Panel Reference Panel 34. Memorial BASRA MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of George Omer Gilbert, and Mary Gilbert, of Marchington, Stafford.
  Commemorated	1923	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [8, 9]
  	J 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)
  Person ID	I2872	Gilbert
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2020

  
  

  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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1893 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England Christening - 5 Mar 1893 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Birch Cross - 31 Mar 1901 - Marchington, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Blounts Hall - 2 Apr 1911 - Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England Military Service - 9 Aug 1915 - Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England Death - 15 Dec 1916 - Mesopotamia Commemorated - 1923 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  GILBERT, John: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for John GILBERT. He was an Acting Sergeant in the North Staffordshire 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

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Gilbert, John; Mother's Maiden Surname: Whitehouse; GRO Reference: 1893 M Quarter in UTTOXETER Volume 06B Page 370 (accessed 11 May 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, John; Birth year: 1892; Birth town: Marchington; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Uttoxeter; Parish: Marchington; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2635; Folio: 6; Page: 4 (accessed 25 Apr 2018). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Gilbert, John; Baptism year: 1893; Father's name: George Omar; Mother's name: Mary Ann; Baptism place: Marchington, St Peter (accessed 4 Dec 2020). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Gilbert, John; Birth year: 1892; Birth place: Marchington Staffs; Reg dist: Uttoxeter; Parish: Uttoxeter Rural; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16723 RG78PN1036 RD364 SD1 ED16 SN11 (accessed 17 Nov 2022). [S24] UK, British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry), Gilbert, John; Birth: 1893; Location: Staffordshire; Regimental number: 4618577 (accessed 26 Oct 2018). [S85] Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 (FindMyPast), Gilbert, John; 1917; Service number: 18577; Rank: A/sgt.; Regiment: Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (accessed 20 Sep 2018). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Gilbert, John; Country: Iraq; Cemetery or memorial: Basra Memorial; Service number: 18577; Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018). [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Gilbert, J; Death year: 1916; County: Staffordshire; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020). [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Gilbert, J; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Marchington (accessed 17 Dec 2020).