Lance Corporal B/3280 Ernest GARDNER

Lance Corporal B/3280 Ernest Gardner{gallery}L/Cpl E Gardner{/gallery}8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Killed in action in France and Flanders on 24th August 1916, aged 22

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 16B and 16C
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Mr and Mrs E Gardner of Canal Side, Ansty [CWGC]
• 1911 Census shows son of Thomas (born in Shilton) and Elizabeth Gardner
  
• NNWFHS Memorials: Shilton
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for L/Cpl Gardner
• NNWFHS Shilton War Memorial Page
• Thiepval Memorial
• Rifle Brigade

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Apr Qtr 1894 and baptised 10 Jun1894 at Ashted
  
• Lived at 145 Church Lane, Aston [1911]
• Employed as a filler [1911]
  
• Enlisted at Birmingham