GILBY George Charles

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George Charles Gilby was born in Oakham around 1884, the son of Frank and Louisa Gilby. The family lived in Gaol Street and later moved to Finkey Street. George was the eldest of five children, with three younger brothers and a sister. He was a hairdresser and tobacconist by trade, and aged 19 married Annie Neal from nearby Egleton. The couple moved to Burton Latimer near Kettering and had a son Alfred,

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Charles G Gilby who died 1917 aged 33 lived in Roseberry Street, Burton Latimer.His name appears on the Burton Latimer War Memorial. I live in Burton Latimer. Refer to the Burton Latimer website "A sense of place" and look under the heading War and Remembrance. You will find a list of the dead whose names appear on our war memorial. Perhaps George Charles Gilby used the name Charles.
By Wellandlass on Monday 27th October '14 at 4:23pm
4 images Photos taken today at Burton Latimer War Memorial.Also extract from notes re George Charles Gilby in Burton Latimer Heritage Centre30/10/2014Elizabeth Smith
By Wellandlass on Thursday 30th October '14 at 9:25pm
A picture of his name on Tyne Cot Memorial, taken 12 September 2015.
By John Stokes on Sunday 6th December '15 at 10:40am
A Rutlander, living in Belgium
 

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