Darricotte, Gilbert Haley –

Son of Jabez and Elizabeth Darricotte, of Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire, and formerly of Prospect, Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire; husband, of Dorothy Darricotte (nee Crossland), of The Hawthorns, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Formerly Private 10569, Inns of Court Officer Training Corps. Commissioned 31/07/1917. Recorded on Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour as 9th Bn., Essex Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Darricotte
  • Forename: Gilbert Haley
  • Date of birth: May 5th, 1888
  • Birth place: Clayton, Yorkshire
  • Place of residence: Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, England
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 6th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Army Cyclist Corps
  • Enlistment date: November 14th, 1915 - 1915-11-14
  • Enlistment location: Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, England
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/09/1918 27/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 6b*

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