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In Memory of

Serjeant F Gilvray

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18th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died on 8th October 1917 Age 23

It has not been possible to find any casualty by the name of "F. Glibray". It is almost certain this is a misspelling of F. Gilvray.

According to CWGC, Sergeant F. Gilvray (it has not been possible to find his first name) was the son of Daniel and Jane Arm Gilvray of 154, Duke Street, St. Helens. (His mother's second name could have been Ann - another misspelling.) He was the brother of Gilvray, pork butcher, of Bridge Street, Earlestown.

According to his obituary in the Warrington Guardian of 20th October 1917, Sergeant Gilvray was admitted to hospital suffering from wounds in the head and right eye, and passed away without regaining consciousness. The letter announcing his death was posted to a friend, whose address was found in his pocket, and he communicated with the family.

Sergeant Gilvray is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, in Grave P III F 5B. There were a large number of hospitals based around Rouen, and the cemetery has over eight thousand burials from the 1914-18 war.