We remember Gilbert Purchase

We remember Gilbert Purchase

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Timeline

1893
birth Hardington Mandeville, Somerset United Kingdom Source:7510660 Source:9498777 1893
enlistment Yeovil, Somerset United Kingdom Source:9498777
service British Army Private 5198 Dragoon Guards Source:3621513
service British Army Private D/5198 Dragoon Guards Source:3621513
service British Army Private 5198 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) Source:7510660
1915
death Killed in Action Belgium Source:7510660 Source:9498777 28th May 1915
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7510660

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Gilbert
Initials G
Last Name Purchase
Source 3621513
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5198 Dragoon Guards Private
British Army D/5198 Dragoon Guards Private
British Army 5198 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) Private

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Andrew13060

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