Gilbert Walter Pte 14418103
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Gilbert Walter
Army number 14418103
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Manchester 1924/25.
Age 19
Unit Enlisted in the General Service Corps. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Manchester. Son of Cpl Walter Percival and Sarah Ellen Gilbert, Abbey Hey, Manchester. Buried Grave V. C. 1. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux.
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