Gilbert Reece

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 10462

Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth Reece (nee Dark)

Marital status: Married

Home address: 21 George Street, Cardiff

Date of birth: 1875

Place of birth: Hanham, Bristol

Date of death: 02/10/1915

Buried/Commemorated at: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Ref. I. C. 35.), Poperinge, Belgium

Age: 40

Further information:

Gilbert was the husband of Florence (nee Canning) and father of two children, Gilbert Richard and James Stanley

Gilbert Reece served with the 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and Died of Wounds on 2 October 1915 age 40

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Forces War Records and CWGC