Gilbert Willmott
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Rank and number: Driver 88970
Parents: Hester and William Willmott
Home address: 3 Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker
Date of birth: 1892
Date of death: 21/12/1914
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried Kingswood (Holy Trinity) Churchyard and commemorated on the Memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
Gilbert was born in Warmley, the son of a bootmaker and a middle child of eight with four sisters and three brothers.
Gilbert served with 152 Battery, Royal Field Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery.
Gilbert's Battery was formed at Aldershot in September 1914 as part of a New Army for the duration of the war. For the 3 months up until his death Gilbert was serving on the Home Front and was based at Woolwich. His death was registered in Bristol but the cause is not known.
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/