South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Dartmoor Cemetery, Somme |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Ladbroke |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Albert (Somme) | Aug 1914 at Lincoln | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| XV Corps Main Dressing Station, Becordel-Becourt | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
We think that William was wounded between the 11th and 15th July at Mametz Wood when the battalion were involved in its capture and the subsequent consolidation of the gains made. He died of those wounds at the XV Corps Main Dressing Station, Becordel-Becourt which was the only medical unit using the Dartmoor Cemetery for burials.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1889 at Ladbroke | 14 May 1889 at Ladbroke |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| John Henry and Louisa Gilks | Ladbroke |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Wife's Address |
| Ethel Mary Gilks nee Carter | 125, Brushfield St., Hyson Green, Nottingham |
| Sep Qtr 1915 at Grimsby | 34 Silks Road, North Austy, Sheffield |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Two Cottages, Ladbroke | 1901 - school age |
| 1901 - Ladbroke | 1911 - Domestic Groom |
| 1911 - South Wingfield, Alfreton (boarder) |
Brother of Albert J.J. Gilks who also fell
