Rupert James Gardiner
Title
Rupert James Gardiner
Description
Rupert Gardiner was born on 19 March 1891 in Oakridge and baptised on 12 July 1891 in Oakridge Church. He was the son of Joseph Gardiner and Edith Louisa Sadler. Joseph Gardiner was a labourer and lived at the Taut in Far Oakridge. Joseph died in 1897 when Rupert was only 8 and he was brought up by his mother and 3 other siblings. He went to work as a general labourer.
He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in Bristol in May 1915 and served as an able seaman in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. He proceeded to France in May 1916 and was transferred to the Royal Marine Light Infantry in February 1918, with whom he was serving where he fell in action on 5 April 1918, aged 26.
He is buried at the Englebelmer Communal Cemetery, in the Somme region.
He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in Bristol in May 1915 and served as an able seaman in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. He proceeded to France in May 1916 and was transferred to the Royal Marine Light Infantry in February 1918, with whom he was serving where he fell in action on 5 April 1918, aged 26.
He is buried at the Englebelmer Communal Cemetery, in the Somme region.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Rupert James Gardiner,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/178.