We remember Norman Galbraith Silk

We remember Norman Galbraith Silk

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Queenstown, County Cork Ireland Source:8489896 Source:8489899 30th April 1895
1901
location Taswell Road, Portsmouth United Kingdom parents address Source:8489900 March 1901
1911
location Mewick House, Upper Bath Road, Cheltenham United Kingdom school/college address Source:8489898 April 1911
1913
education Military College RMC Sandhurst United Kingdom Source:8489899 January 1913 - March 1914
1914
commission Regular Source:8489899 24th February 1914
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:4031165 24th February 1914 - 12th August 1914
1914
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8489896 13th August 1914 - November 1914
1914
service British Army Temporary Lieutenant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Source:4031165 9th December 1914
1915
service British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:4031165 18th January 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:4031165 25th April 1915 - 9th June 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8489896 25th April 1915 - 9th June 1915
1915
death Killed in Action Gallipoli Turkey Source:7310241 Source:8489897 9th June 1915
burial Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Source:7310241

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Norman Galbraith
Initials NG
Last Name Silk
Source 7310241
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Mewick House, Upper Bath Road, Cheltenham United Kingdom school/college address known April 1911
Taswell Road, Portsmouth United Kingdom parents address known March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Temporary Lieutenant
British Army South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
British Army South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabel Maud Wilford mother
Rear Admiral Ernest E Silk CBE father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Trevor65535
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Trevor65535
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Trevor65535
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Trevor65535
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Trevor65535

External Evidence

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Promotion to Lieutenant Trevor65535
Temporary promotion Trevor65535

Multimedia

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South Wales Borderers cap badge Keith1947

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