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Gilbert Gladstone WALKER

^{1915 Walker Family}

Gilbert Gladstone WALKER ‎(I5055)‎

Given Names: Gilbert Gladstone
Surname: WALKER

Gender: Male Male

Male

Birth: 20 February 1898

41

39 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death: 1 August 1915 ‎(Age 17)‎ Training Camp, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, Australia

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Birth	20 February 1898 41 39 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Biographical Notes	Note: Gilbert wanted to join the army so that he could fight in World War I. He was only 17 years old and therefore not old enough, so he convinced his mother to change his age to 18. He joined the 10th Battalion at the Col Light Gardens training camp. While there, he contracted meningitis and died.
Death	1 August 1915 ‎(Age 17)‎ Training Camp, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, Australia Cause of death: meningitis
Burial	Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia Note: Gilbert is buried at the Cheltenham Cemetery with his father and nephew Ronald Shepherd. Gate C #26
Last Change	17 March 2012 - 14:28:54

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Parents Family (F1734)
Father	William WALKER 1856 - 1939
Mother	Ellen Nellie BRIGGS 1858 - 1926
Brother	William Will WALKER 1877 - 1958
Sister	Laurie WALKER 1878 - 1954
Brother	Joseph Briggs Joe WALKER 1881 - 1965
Sister	Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER 1883 - 1973
Sister	Lydia Briggs Lily WALKER 1887 - 1966
Brother	Thomas Briggs WALKER 1889 - 1890
Brother	Horace Briggs WALKER 1891 - 1958
Sister	Ellen Briggs Nell WALKER 1894 - 1981
	Gilbert Gladstone WALKER 1898 - 1915

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Biographical Notes	Gilbert wanted to join the army so that he could fight in World War I. He was only 17 years old and therefore not old enough, so he convinced his mother to change his age to 18. He joined the 10th Battalion at the Col Light Gardens training camp. While there, he contracted meningitis and died.
Burial	Gilbert is buried at the Cheltenham Cemetery with his father and nephew Ronald Shepherd. Gate C #26

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Source	Jean Shepherd Sargent

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1915 Walker Family

1915 Walker Family ‎(M326)‎
Type: Photo

Note: 1915 Alsop St, Semaphore - Walker Family

Standing: Gilbert, Laurie, William, Lydia, Horace, Nell, Mabel, Joe
Sitting: William, Ellen

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Family with Parents

Father

Birth 3 August 1856

30

31 Green Hill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death 1 June 1939 ‎(Age 82)‎ Millswood, South Australia, Australia

19 months

Mother

Ellen Nellie BRIGGS

Birth 25 February 1858

30

28 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
Death 16 September 1926 ‎(Age 68)‎ One day from Perth, Indian Ocean

Marriage: 8 August 1876 -- Saint Johns Church, Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

11 months

#1

Brother

William Will WALKER

Birth 3 July 1877

20

19 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 15 January 1958 ‎(Age 80)‎ Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia

17 months

#2

Sister

Birth 7 December 1878

22

20 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 2 December 1954 ‎(Age 75)‎

2 years

#3

Brother

Joseph Briggs Joe WALKER

Birth 27 February 1881

24

23 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 13 July 1965 ‎(Age 84)‎

2 years

#4

Sister

Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER

Birth 12 May 1883

26

25 High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death February 1973 ‎(Age 89)‎ Ridgehaven Nursing Home, Ridgehaven, South Australia, Australia

4 years

#5

Sister

Lydia Briggs Lily WALKER

Birth 6 October 1887

31

29 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 13 May 1966 ‎(Age 78)‎

2 years

#6

Brother

Thomas Briggs WALKER

Birth 14 November 1889

33

31 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 6 May 1890 ‎(Age 5 months)‎ Alberton, South Australia, Australia

17 months

#7

Brother

Horace Briggs WALKER

Birth 2 April 1891

34

33 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 20 February 1958 ‎(Age 66)‎ 41 Sussex Terrace, Hawthorn, South Australia, Australia

3 years

#8

Sister

Ellen Briggs Nell WALKER

Birth 16 March 1894

37

36 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 4 October 1981 ‎(Age 87)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

4 years

#9

Gilbert Gladstone WALKER

Birth 20 February 1898

41

39 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 1 August 1915 ‎(Age 17)‎ Training Camp, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, Australia