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Second Engineer Officer OWEN F.H. GILBERT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Merchant Navy

S.S. Pitwines (London).

Date of Death

Died 08 November 1940

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SUNDERLAND (BISHOPWEARMOUTH) CEMETERY

Ward 3. Sec. A. Grave 1750.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info King's Commendation for Brave Conduct. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Gilbert; husband of Ethel Gilbert, of Grindon, Sunderland. Awarded Lloyd's War Medal.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FELLOW MEN
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Buried or commemorated at

SUNDERLAND (BISHOPWEARMOUTH) CEMETERY
Durham United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 431
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