His story
Thomas Gilbert worked as a plumber.
He was recorded living in Evesham in 1911.
Son of Mrs. Mary Gilbert, of 7, Brothern Passage, Budley St., Evesham.
He served as a shoeing smith in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/23251. His recorded unit was Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 14 September 1918, aged 40. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Gournay-En-Bray Communal Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Plumber
- Residence recorded
- Evesham
- Family
- Son of Mrs. Mary Gilbert, of 7, Brothern Passage, Budley St., Evesham.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Shoeing Smith
- Service number
- SE/23251
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 14 September 1918
- Age
- 40
- Cemetery or memorial
- Gournay-En-Bray Communal Cemetery
Connected men
- James HALESAlso buried at Gournay-En-Bray Communal Cemetery
- Arthur Samuel RUSHFORTHAlso buried at Gournay-En-Bray Communal Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 383
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Thomas Gilbert”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/gilbert-thomas-23251/.
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