Frank Elias Gill (1898–1916), Private (3443) in the 1st/1st Battalion the Cambridgeshire Regiment, was killed in action on 4 September 1916 in France. He is buried in Plot F. 26. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France as well as being commemorated on this family grave.
Frank was born in 1898 in Cambridge. He was the sixth of the seven children of Arthur Gill and Caroline Gill (née Flack). During the War he was Private (3443) in the 1st/1st Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 4 September 1916 in France and buried in Plot F. 26. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France. Frank was entitled to the Victory medal and the British War medal.
Lat Lon : 52.202225, 0.13625286 – click here for location
Parish : St Paul
See family grave page for more information
Sources:
www.forces-war-records.co.uk
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