Lance Sergeant Z/948 Frederick GISBOURNE

Lance Sergeant Z/948 Frederick (Fred) Gisbourne{gallery}L/Sgt F Gisbourne{/gallery}1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Originally enlisted in King’s Royal Rifle Corp with his brother Walter.
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 1st July 1916, aged 19

• Buried: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 16B and 16C
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Fred and Margaret Gisbourne of Allen’s Yard, Atherstone
• Brother of Lance Corporal Walter Gisbourne
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Lance Sergeant Gisbourne
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Thiepval Memorial
• Rifle Brigade

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1896 at Atherstone
  
• Lived at Allen’s Yard, Atherstone
• Employed as a felt hatter
  
• Enlisted 2 Sept 1914