Basic Details
Surname
Gledhill
Forenames
Herbert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Herbert W
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, to Agnes, and they had a son. He had served 12 years as a regular, 5 of them in India, but was working in a paper mill at the outbreak of war. He was killed by shellfire and is also commemorated on IWM 2626 and 2635.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Garrison Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Gunner
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Tincourt
Cemetery
New British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
September
Day of death
17
Age at death
35
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action