WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
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Private Thomas Gillott | South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Corps of Hussars |
Born 1895 |
| Medal Card | Awarded Victory, British Medals and 15 Star Served from 26/4/1915 |
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| Roll of Honour AVL |
Served in Salonika & Palestine Address: Newgate Street; 1/1 South Notts Yeomanry |
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| The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry was formed on the creation
of the Territorial Force in April 1908 and placed under the order of the
Notts. & Derby. Mounted Brigade. Their headquarters was on Derby road,
Nottingham with squadrons being headquartered as follows: ‘A’
squadron at Bingham with drill stations at Carlton, Plumtree and Southwell.
In the renumbering of the Territorials in 1917, the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
issued numbers from 280001, hence Thomas Gillotts new number. The South Notts. Yeomanry became part of the 7th mounted Brigade and served in Salonika. In April 1918 they merged with the Warwickshire Yeomanry to form B Battalion Machine Gun Corps and on 26th May sailed from Alexandria on the Leasowe Castle, which was torpedoed. The survivors were returned to Egypt and sailed again on 18th June, arrived in Taranto, Italy on 21 June 1918 and then moved by train to Etaples, France |
Robert Reynolds Henshaw died aboard the Leasowe Castle. He was also with the S Notts Hussars. |
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Family history etc
| Private Thomas Gillott | |||
| 1895 | Born Bingham | ||
| 1901 Census | Living in Newgate Street with Father: Arthur, b.1849 Stanton by Dale, Derby. Mother: Elizabeth, b.1862 North Witham Lincs. Siblings: Arthur Richard, b.1894 Bingham Ethel M, b.1899 Bingham And Ruth Ashey, b.1886 Bingham Elizabeth Townsend, b.1886 Whatton |
Farmer General Servant General Servant |
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| 1911 Census | Living in Newgate Street with Father: Arthur Mother: Elizabeth Siblings: Arthur Ethel Visitor: Florence Mary Monica Simons b.1895 Screveton And Mary Marriott b. 1894 Cropwell Butler |
School Farmer Lace Trade School School General Servant |
Brother Arthur served in WW1. Click on name to learn more. |
| Electoral Register | 1921-31 Living In Newgate Street with family | Thomas and Arthur were eligible to serve as jurors. Thomas was a member of the Bingham branch of the British Legion | |
| 1939 Register | Newgate Street: Elizabeth Ethel Gillott, b. 27 Feb 1862, widowed Arthur Richard Gillott, b. 28 Apr 1894, single Thomas Gillott, b. 2 July 1895, single Lily Elizabeth Capper (later Dimberline), b. 20 Jun 1908, single |
Farmer Farmer (Retired) Joint Tenant Farmer Housekeeper |
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| Sister: Ethel married William Robinson in June 1934. He was
a GP in Bingham. He was listed in the Trades Directory 1941 as Long Acre. Son: Richard Scott Robinson b. 1935 |
They lived in Long Acre in 1939 – probably no 2, the old surgery. | ||
| 1954 | Thomas died 5/1/1954. Probate to Arthur Richard Gillott farmer and Ethel Mary Robinson. Effects: £2,404 4s 11d | ||
| Gillott’s Close in Bingham was named after the Gillott family, who had farmed the land. | |||