A Dictionary of Cromer
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Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War
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Name | Gilbert Allen |
Ward | Cromer |
Armed Force | Kitchener's Army |
Notes | There are two persons of this name listed in the Janaury 1915 Cromer Post; some disambiguation may be required.
Born and enlisted Cromer. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C. |
Service Information | Lance Corporal 3531. 50th Company Machine Gun Corps. Formerly 14029 Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action in France, aged 22, on 13th November 1916. |
Place of Birth | Cromer |
Date of Death | 13/11/1916 |
Source | Cromer Post 15th Jan 1915 |
 | Gilbert's photo in the Cromer War Roll. |
 | The Thiepval memorial records the names of over 72,000 from the Battle of the Somme |