Lance Corporal R/2385 Walter GISBOURNE

Lance Corporal R/2385 Walter Gisbourne{gallery}L/Cpl W Gisbourne{/gallery}11th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Died of wounds at No 7 Casualty Clearing Station, Merville, France and Flanders, 11th September 1915, aged 24

• Buried: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave IV.A.10
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Fred and Margaret Gisbourne of Allen’s Yard, Atherstone
• Brother of Lance Sergeant Frederick Gisbourne
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Lance Corporal Gisbourne
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Merville Communal Cemetery
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1892 at Atherstone
  
• Lived at Allen’s Yard, Atherstone
• Employed as a shoe hand
  
• Played football for Atherstone Town and was a sprinter with Sparkhill Harriers
• Enlisted 3 Sept 1914