William Gulwell
Memorial: Badminton Memorial Hall - Hayes Lane
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 16792
Parents: Oliver and Jane Gulwell
Marital status: Married
Home address: Badminton, Glos
Pre-war occupation: Slaughter man
Date of birth: 1884
Place of birth: Badminton, Glos
Date of death: 28/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Heilly Station Cemetery (Ref. II. E. 3.), Mericourt-L’Abbe, France
Age: 32
Further information:
William Gulwell was born in 1884 in Badminton to parents, Oliver and Jane Gulwell. William's father was a stableman and groom. William was married to Gladys Gulwell (nee Purcell) of Badminton, Glos
William served with the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment as a private. William Gulwell died of wounds on the 28th July 1916 aged 32 years.He is buried at the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France
William is named on the Badminton Memorial board in Badminton Village Hall and the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Hospital board, now at Yate and District Heritage Centre
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre
Forces War Records and CWGC