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212733 Rfmn. Thomas Gildersleve British Army 13th Battalion Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) from:Bethnal Green, London (d.14th Nov 1916) Thomas Gildersleve was my maternal uncle, one of four brothers all of whom fought in the Great War. He was born in 1888 and enlisted in Bethnal Green where he lived with his family in Roman Road. His Battalion, more commonly now known as "The Green Jackets" landed at Boulogne in France in July 1915. He fought on the Western Front in France and Flanders and was reported of dying of wounds on the 14th November 1916. He was probably then buried close to a field hospital (burial registration no 72205) but because of the subsequent severe fighting that took place over the same area in 1918 the exact location of his grave was lost and is consequently recorded on the Thiepal Memorial (Pier 16B) as having no known grave. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**