Gilbert Ettle
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: 2nd Lieutenant
Home address: Downend Park, Downend, Bristol
Date of birth: 1894
Buried/Commemorated at: Commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial and Kingswood Boys School Memorial.
Further information:
Gilbert attended the Boys school in Kingswood.
Gilbert was admitted to Craiglockhart Psychiatric Hospital with neurasthenia aka shell shock on 7th May 1918 and was discharged back to duty on 31st May. He was then aged 24 he had served for 3 years 3 months with 2 years of it in the field. He was issued with the Silver War Badge 14 October 1918. He is not listed on the CWGC website, as it is likely that he served and returned.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/