Herbert GORVETT - I297 - Individual Information

Herbert GORVETT ‎(I297)‎

Given Names: Herbert
Surname: GORVETT

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 1890

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Death: 4 September 1916 ‎(Age 26)‎ Age: 26 Somme, Picardie, France

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Birth

1890

Military

L. Cpl
Age: 26 10th Battn of the Gloucester Regiment

Agency: Army

Note: Service no. - 26695 l.cpl
Note: Received the British War Medal with the Victory Medal, colloquially known as the "Mutt and Jeff" pair.

media/British War Medal - WWI.jpg

Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal

http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/british_war_medal_1914_1918_1920.htm

media/Victory Medal 1914-1919.jpg

Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Medal_‎(United_Kingdom)‎

Residence

1916 ‎(Age 26)‎ Tonypandy, Wales

Address:

7 Bere Rd. Llwynypya, Glamorgan

Marriage

Florence Edith LOCKE - May 1916 ‎(Age 26)‎

Note: Married shortly before enlisting for military service

Death

4 September 1916 ‎(Age 26)‎ Age: 26 Somme, Picardie, France

Cause of death: WW1 - no body recovered - Battles of the Somme

Note: From Somme headstone: In Memory of HERBERT GORVETT - Lance Corporal - 26695 - 10th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment - who died on Monday, 4th September 1916. Age 26
Note: http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=786547

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Parents Family (F99)
Father	Samuel Robert GORVETT 1850 -
Mother	Lucy Sarah CHAPPELL -
Brother	Charles GORVETT 1876 - 1957
Brother	Alfred GORVETT 1878 - 1946
Sister	Catherine GORVETT 1879 - 1892
Brother	Samuel GORVETT 1881 - 1967
Brother	Frank GORVETT 1882 - 1884
Brother	Frederick GORVETT 1883 - 1917
Sister	Lily Lucy F GORVETT 1885 - 1976
	Herbert GORVETT 1890 - 1916
Sister	Kathleen Llewellyn GORVETT 1894 - 1983

Immediate Family (F106)
Wife	Florence Edith LOCKE 1894 - 1983

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Military	Service no. - 26695 l.cpl
Military	Received the British War Medal with the Victory Medal, colloquially known as the "Mutt and Jeff" pair.
Marriage	Married shortly before enlisting for military service
Marriage	Married shortly before enlisting for military service
Death	From Somme headstone: In Memory of HERBERT GORVETT - Lance Corporal - 26695 - 10th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment - who died on Monday, 4th September 1916. Age 26
Death	http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=786547

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Multimedia Object	media/Victory Medal 1914-1919.jpg ‎(M145)‎ Type: Photo Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Medal_‎(United_Kingdom)‎
Multimedia Object	media/British War Medal - WWI.jpg ‎(M144)‎ Type: Photo Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/british_war_medal_1914_1918_1920.htm
Multimedia Object	media/obituary.jpg ‎(M132)‎ Type: Newspaper
Multimedia Object	media/Fallen Lance Corporal.jpg ‎(M131)‎ Type: Newspaper
Multimedia Object	media/wedding photo.jpg ‎(M129)‎ Type: Photo
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