British Army Veterinary Corps
Gilbert WAREHAM
Private
Died 9 November 1918 · Aged 39*
Age discrepancy: Age 39 is used here from the retained research entry and Find a Grave gravesite particulars. The Find a Grave memorial birth year of 1877 implies 40–41. We have not been able to confirm the exact age.
His story
Gilbert Wareham worked as a coachman.
Husband of Edith Eliza Mary Wareham, of 8, Leigh Terrace, Denville, Havant, Hants.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/23123. His recorded unit was No. 6 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 9 November 1918, aged 39. His recorded cemetery or memorial is St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Coachman
- Family
- Husband of Edith Eliza Mary Wareham, of 8, Leigh Terrace, Denville, Havant, Hants.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/23123
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 6 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 9 November 1918
- Age
- 39*
- Cemetery or memorial
- St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
- Grave reference
- S. III. FF. 4.
Connected men
- John Hartland CADLEAlso buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
- Patrick KELLYAlso buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
- Patrick Henry MANNINGAlso buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
- David SMITHAlso buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 471
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Gilbert Wareham”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/wareham-gilbert-se-23123/.
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