BORN HULL 1897. ELDEST SON OF HENRY CHARLES GAMBLE (MERCHANT SEAMAN) & BEATRICE KEMP GAMBLE (1870-1958), OF 17, ALL SAINTS STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 73, DUESBURY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE SISTERS, VERA, ENID AND ALMA.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION ON 27/04/1917, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS PARENTS.
HIS NAMES IS LISTED ON THE HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL MEMORIAL. LISTED ON THE WILSON LINE CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB’S ROH. LISTED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE MEMORIAL, HULL.
| Name | Leslie Charles Gamble |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1897 |
| Death Date | 27 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 2 6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 241932 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
LESLIE CHARLES
Military Number:
241932
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/04/1917
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
19
