Basic Details
Surname
Pilcher
Forenames
G A
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Gerald Aubrey
Served or died
Died
Notes
He would have enrolled at Worcester College, Oxford in 1915 but, as the college archive records, 'Gerald Pilcher was accepted for a place at the College in Michaelmas Term 1915, but did not come into residence. His service commenced on 26 January 1915 and he served in France and Belgium with the Royal Field Artillery. Lieutenant Gerald Pilcher died on 26 October 1917, of wounds received in action at Langemark, Belgium.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Langemarck
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
26
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds