We remember Gilbert Townsend

We remember Gilbert Townsend

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth United Kingdom Source:7497811 1890
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4483336 25th January 1915
1915
dates Age 25 Source:7497811 13th May 1915
employment Bank Clerk Barclay's Bank Source:7497811
employment Bank Employee Barclays Bank Ltd Cambridge United Kingdom Source:9053317
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8810626
service British Army Private 768 London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion Source:4483336
service British Army Lance Corporal 768 London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion Source:4483336
service British Army Lance Corporal 768 London Regiment 5th (city of lond Battalion Source:8810626
location Cambridge United Kingdom Source:8810626
1915
death Killed in Action Source:7497811 Source:4483336 13th May 1915
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Panel 52 and 54. Source:7497811

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Gilbert
Initials G
Last Name Townsend
Source 4483336
First Names Gilbert
Initials G
Last Name Townsend
Source 4483336
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Cambridge United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 768 London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion Private
British Army 768 London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 768 London Regiment 5th (city of lond Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 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
Emily mother
William Henry Townsend 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
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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Journal of the Institute of Bankers - Roll of Honour Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Barclays Bank - We Will Remember Them James201
Detail Page from Barclays Bank Book of Remembrance James201
Barclays Bank printed Roll of Honour James201
Original Barclays Bank Memorial Yvonne27542

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