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251674 Wag. Francis Harold Gillatt British Army 2nd Bridging Train Army Service Corps from:Flixborough Francis Gillatt served as a Wagoner with the Army Service Corps attached to the 2nd Bridging Train, Royal Engineers. In November 1916 he was with 1st Canadian GIP at the Battle of Ancre Heights on the Somme and involved with the capture of Regina Trench and the capture of Beaumont Hamel. He was posted to Salonica, Northern Greece in Nov 1916 but ended up with Malaria in the 1st Canadian General Hospital. He was sent to Malta to recover but was delirious and posted missing but a Chaplain heard him saying the name Flixborough (in Yorkshire) and he was subsequently identified. 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 the 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.**