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About Lieutenant Robert Quilter Gilson
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
Thoughtful, promising young artist named Robert Quilter Gilson (1893-1916), who had attended King Edward’s School, Birmingham along with Tolkien. Their small group of close friends called themselves the T.C.B.S. (Tea Club and Barrovian Society, named after the Barrow Stores at King Edward’s, where the group often met
Gilson was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, known as the Cambridgeshires. The regiment deployed to France on 8 January, 1916.
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1916, near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history.
Estelle King was his Lady Friend
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Lieutenant Robert Quilter Gilson's Timeline
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October 25, 1893
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Harrow, Hendon, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1916 |
July 1, 1916
Age 22
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River Somme, France
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1916
Age 22
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Becourt Military Cemetery, I. R. 28., Departement de la Somme, Picardie, Becordel-Becourt, France
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