Reeve, Gilfrid Montier

Summary

Father: Gilfred Reeve
Mother: Alice Margaret

Birth: c1889, Walthamstow, Essex
Birth Source: Census

Death: 8 Jul 1916, France
Death Source: War Memorial

Spouse1:

Narrative

The birth of Gilfrid (sic) Montier REEVE was registered during the 1q1889 in the West Ham Registration District. His mother's maiden name is noted as STRANGE.

Gilfrid was a Captain in the Essex Regiment, 12th Battalion in World War I and was killed in action in France. His death is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme département of France.

From the National Probate Calendar:
REEVE Gilfrid Montier of Fernside 17 Prospect-hill Walthamstow Essex died on or since 8 July 1916 in France on active service. Probate London 16 May to Gilfrid Reeve brewer's manager and Kathleen Fry Reeve spinster. Effects £1068 11s. 2d.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:        GRO Index   -   1889, March quarter, West Ham Registration District
Death:        CWGC    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1550711/gilfrid-montier-reeve/
                   England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (Ancestry)

1891 Census:  RG 12, Piece 1356, Folio 53, Page 5, Schedule 28
1901 Census:  RG 13, Piece 1629, Folio 10, Page 12, Schedule 73
1911 Census:  RG 14, Piece 9706, Reg. Dis. 188, Reg. SubDis. 10, Enum. Dist. 32, Schedule 168

From Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 at FindMyPast

First name(s)          Gilford Montier
Last name              Reeve
Rank                   Capt
Service number         -
Battalion              12th Battalion
Regiment               Essex Regiment
Birth place            -
Residence              -
Enlistment place       -
Death day              8
Death month            7
Death year             1916
Death place            -
Theatre of war         -
Cause of death         Killed in action
Record set             Soldiers Died In The Great War 1914-1919
Category               Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory            First World War
Collections from       Great Britain, UK None