Robert James Gascoyne (abt. 1898 - 1917)

Born about 1898 in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 28 Apr 1917 at about age 19 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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Biography

Private Robert Gascoyne served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:  ?
Unit(s): Rifle Brigade; 13th Bn.
Service ended: 25 Apr 1918

Robert Gascoyne was awarded the Victory Medal.

Robert Gascoyne was awarded the British War Medal.

Rifleman Robert Gascoyne was Killed in Action at Battle of Arras during World War I.

Robert Gascoyne is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Robert was born in 1898 and was the son of Harry Gascoyne and Annie McCarthy. ^[1] He died in 1917. ^[2][3]

Military Service

James served as a Rifleman in the Rifle Brigade in WW1, but got killed on 28 Apr 1917. ^{[4] [5][6]} He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal ^[7][8] and the Memorial Death Plaque.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FWY-7NH : 1 October 2014), Robert James Gascoyne, 1898; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Ham, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGJ-V5X4 : 13 December 2015), Robert James Gascoyne, 1917; Burial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Arras Memorial; citing record ID 124980190, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2018), memorial page for Rifleman Robert James Gascoyne (unknown–28 Apr 1917), Find A Grave Memorial no. 124980190, citing Arras Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162) .
4. ↑ Ancestry.co.uk - Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London, United Kingdom; The Arras Memorial At Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France, Arras, Part VIII Fee-Gibson
5. ↑ Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
6. ↑ Ancestry.co.uk - National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 445001-446500; Reference: 249
7. ↑ Ancestry.co.uk - The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England;WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 1727
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008