Private 16044 Gilbert Bennell WILLDEY

Private 16044 Gilbert Bennell Willdey{gallery}Pte G B Willdey{/gallery}2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 15th July 1916 aged 18

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9A 9B and 10B
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of William and Hannah Willdey
• NNWFHS Memorial: Curdworth and Water Orton
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Willdey
• NNWFHS Curdworth War Memorial Page
• NNWFHS Water Orton War Memorial Page
• Thiepval Memorial
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born Oct Qtr 1896 in Water Orton
• Birth registered as Gilbert Bennell WILLDEY, mother’s maiden name was WHITEHOUSE. In some military records, his middle name is seen as Bennett.
• Lived at The Chestnuts, Water Orton [1911]
• Gilbert was at school in 1914