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GATFIELD Reginald Alfred Lieut

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20654

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This record is about the GATFIELD Reginald Alfred Lieut dating from 2000-2024.

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Reference

SKR/DAT/IP/20654

Title

GATFIELD Reginald Alfred Lieut

Date

2000-2024

Description

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Surname: GATFIELD;

Forename(s): Reginald Alfred;

Initials: RA;

Rank: Lieut;

Previous Battalion: 16 of;

Previous Regiment: London Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: Unknown;

Date abroad: 28-Dec-1916;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: DOW;

Where: France;

When killed: 07-Jun-1917;

Other Data: commissioned 14/12/1915 (LG)
checked War Diary of 169 Coy (Bde MG Coy to 56 Div) - no mention.
43 Tankerville Road,Streatham, London SW16;

Other Notes: GATFIELD, Lieutenant, REGINALD ALFRED, 16th Bn. London Regt (Queen's Westminster Rifles) attd. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 7th June 1917. Age 20. Son of Mrs. E. A. Gatfield, of "Ashleigh," 43, Tankerville Rd., Streatham Common, London, and the late Mr. A. W. Gatfield. I. M. 21. Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck - Nord, France.;

END OF RECORD.

Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language

English

Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description

1 digital record

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Record URL
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SKR/DAT/IP

Machine Gun Corps Database

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GATFIELD Reginald Alfred Lieut