Gloucestershire War Graves Project

87th Battery, Royal Field Artillery Charles Henry Goddard was born in Gloucester in 1892, the son of Charles and Clara Goddard who lived at 3 St Catherine Street, Gloucester. He must have become a regular soldier at an early age as the 1911 census records him as being based at number 4 Depot, 4 Royal […]

Military Foot Police, Military Police Corps Charles William Gladwin was born in 1876 in Newent, Gloucestershire, the son of Frederick (1851-?) and Elizabeth Ann (née James 1852-1921). It is believed that he had one brother, George (1877-1913). After leaving school, Charles worked in a bakery, the 1891 census showing him as a ‘baker’s lad’ to

2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment William Alfred Gill was born in the St Pancras area of London in the third quarter of 1900. He was the son of Charles Gill, a labourer and his wife Hannah Ann. He had a brother called Fred and in 1901 the family lived at Raydon Street, St Pancras. His mother

51st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Alfred Rupert Gardiner was born in France Lynch on 24 July 1900, the third child of Edward Thomas and Mary Ann Gardiner. Edward was born locally in Bisley in 1857 and Mary Ann came from Hampshire. Alfred was baptised at St John’s Baptist Church in France Lynch on 19 August

Royal Air Force Douglas Ridley Clunes Gabell was born on 28 November 1897 in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, the son of Emma Gabell (née Jones) and the Rev Arthur Charles Gabell, Rector of Swindon Village 1901-1914 and acting vicar-in-charge at St John’s Church, Cheltenham. He was educated at Cheltenham College from September 1912 until July 1915,

3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Teddy (as he appears to have been known) Giles’ time in the Army appears to have been very short and he probably did not complete basic training. Edward George Giles was born in Fairford in the first half of 1898 and his baptism in the local parish church was on

1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Charles William Giles was born in the first quarter of 1893, the son of William Henry and Rosa Giles, who lived at Avenall’s Parade, Old Bath Road, Cheltenham. According to the 1911 census the couple had four children, two of whom died in infancy. He enlisted in the 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion

1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Charles Gibbons was born on 7 January 1893 at Ampney Crucis, just east of Cirencester and was baptised on 9 April of that year. His parents were Charles Gibbons (1863-1945), a domestic gardener and his wife Mary Ann (née Smith: 1861-1929). According to the 1911 Census the couple had eleven children,

2/4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Augustus Frederick Gibbons was the son of Frederick and Sarah Gibbons, who lived at 80 Upper Bath Road, Cheltenham. He was born in about 1881. According to the 1911 census his occupation was a greengrocer’s assistant, which was his occupation on attestation. On 11 December 1915 he attested into the Gloucestershire

Machine Gun Corps Percy Geyton was born on 17 June 1892 at Lower Swell, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. He was the eldest of four boys born to William Richard Geyton and his wife Mabel Jane (née Gillett). William Gillett was the manager of the wine and spirit department of Cirencester Brewery in Cricklade Street. Percy was

8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Francis Edward Gerrish was one of 12 children born to John William and his wife Harriet Louisa (née Parker) of Painswick. His birth was registered in the third quarter of 1896, but he was not baptised until 15 October 1899 when his younger sister, Alice was baptised. Francis has both Edward