Gilbert Garnet Cole
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 24289
Parents: Isaac and Abigail Cole
Marital status: Married
Home address: 47 Burchell's Green Road, Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Mason and Bricklayer
Date of birth: 06/05/1883
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 05/05/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated at The Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Not commemorated on a local memorial.
Age: 34
Further information:
Gilbert served with the 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment.
Gilbert's regiment served on the Western Front and fought at the 1916 Albert battle, Delville Wood and the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. Gilbert was killed in action during the Battle of Arras, but his body was never identified. The Arras Memorial where he is remembered commemorates nearly 35,000 soldiers of the British, South African and New Zealand forces with no known grave. Most of those commemorated were killed in the Battle of Arras, fought between 9 April and 16 May 1917.
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.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/